Lophosoria is a genus of tree ferns within the family
Dicksoniaceae
Dicksoniaceae is a group of tropical, subtropical and warm temperate ferns, treated as a family in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), and counting 30-40 species. Alternatively, the family may be sunk into a very bro ...
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Although it is confined to tropical America in modern times, there is fossil evidence that it was once spread throughout
Gondwana with the exception of
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
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Species
References
* (2004): ''Tree Ferns''
Dicksoniaceae
Fern genera
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