Lindsaeaceae

Lindsaeaceae
Temporal range:
Lindsaea linearis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Lindsaeineae
Family: Lindsaeaceae
C.Presl ex M.R.Schomb.
Genera

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Synonyms
  • Lindsaeeae Hooker 1846
  • Lindsaeinae Payer 1850
  • Lindsaeoideae Crabbe, Jermy & Mickel 1975

Lindsaeaceae is a pantropical family of ferns in the order Polypodiales. It contains six or seven genera with about 220 known species, some of which also extend into the more temperate regions of eastern Asia, New Zealand, and South America.