Lecanopteris carnosa is a species of tropical fern in the genus Lecanopteris (Family Polypodaceae) native to Borneo, Malaysia, the Philippines, Sumatra, and Sulawesi.[1][2] An epiphyte, its thick, fleshy rhizome forms hollow spaces up to six inches (15 cm) thick that act shelter for ants,[3] making this a myrmecophyte as well as a succulent[4] similar to others in this genus.[5]
| Lecanopteris carnosa | |
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| L. carnosa growing in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Polypodiaceae |
| Genus: | Lecanopteris |
| Species: | L. carnosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Lecanopteris carnosa (Reinw.) Blume
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References
edit- ^ "Lecanopteris carnosa". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Mehltreter, Klaus; Walker, Lawrence R.; Sharpe, Joanne M. (2010-06-03). Fern Ecology. Cambridge University Press. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-139-48768-9.
- ^ Bower, F. O. (1923). The Ferns (Filicales): Volume 1, Analytical Examination of the Criteria of Comparison: Treated Comparatively with a View to Their Natural Classification. Cambridge University Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-108-01316-1.
- ^ Mostul, Burl L. (May–June 1993). "Succulent Hunting in Borneo". Cactus and Succulent Journal. 65 (3): 129–130.
- ^ Lieth, H.; Werger, M. J. A. (2012-12-02). Tropical Rain Forest Ecosystems: Biogeographical and Ecological Studies. Elsevier. p. 267. ISBN 978-0-444-59649-9.
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