Lindsaea

Lindsaea
Lindsaea linearis at Chatswood West, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Lindsaeaceae
Genus: Lindsaea
Dryand. ex Sm.
Type species
Lindsaea trapeziformis
Synonyms
  • Guerinia Smith 1875
  • Hymenotomia Gaudichaud-Beaupré 1829
  • Isoloma Smith 1841 non Decaisne 1848
  • Lindsaenium Fée 1850
  • Odontoloma Smith 1841
  • Ormoloma Maxon 1933
  • Paralindsaya (Christensen 1857) Keyserling 1873
  • Pericoptis Wallich 1828
  • Sambirania Tardieu 1956
  • Schizolegnia Alston 1956
  • Schizoloma Gaudichaud-Beaupré 1824
  • Synaphlebium Smith 1841 ex Hooker 1842

Lindsaea, common name necklace fern, is a genus of around 180 species of fern, 15 of which reach Australia. The name is in honour of surgeon John Lindsay of Jamaica. The genus is sometimes spelt Lindsaya.

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