''Osmolindsaea'' is a genus of

fern A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta ) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. The polypodiophytes include all living pteridophytes except t ...

s in the family

Lindsaeaceae 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.

. Most species are found in southeastern Asia, from West Himalaya and

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and

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. '' Osmolindsaea latisquama'' and '' Osmolindsaea leptolepida'' (which may be

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) are found in

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and the adjacent African mainland.

Species

, the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' recognized seven species, agreeing with the number in the

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classification of 2016 (PPG I). , three of these were regarded as synonyms by ''

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'' (PoWO). *'' Osmolindsaea himalaica'' (K.U.Kramer) Lehtonen & Christenh. *'' Osmolindsaea japonica'' (Baker) Lehtonen & Christenh. *'' Osmolindsaea latisquama'' Lehtonen & Rouhan *'' Osmolindsaea leptolepida'' Rouhan & Lehtonen = ''Osmolindsaea latisquama'' in PoWO *'' Osmolindsaea odorata'' (Roxb.) Lehtonen & Christenh. *'' Osmolindsaea minor'' (Hook.) Lehtonen & Christenh. = ''Osmolindsaea odorata'' in PoWO *'' Osmolindsaea plumula'' (Ridl.) Lehtonen & Tuomisto = ''Osmolindsaea odorata'' in PoWO

References

Lindsaeaceae Fern genera {{Polypodiales-stub