Lindsaea

Lindsaea
	Lindsaea linearis at Chatswood West, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Tracheophyta (Subdivision Euphyllophytina)
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Family:	Lindsaeaceae
Genus:	Lindsaea; Dryand. ex Sm.
Type species
	L. trapeziformis;

Lindsaea, common name necklace fern,^[1] 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. The type species is Lindsaea trapeziformis.^[2]

Selected species

Lindsaea linearis Sw. – "Screw fern", Australia
Lindsaea microphylla Sw. – "Lacy wedge fern", Australia
Lindsaea trichomanoides Dryand. – New Zealand, Australia

References

^ NRCS. "Lindsaea". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 June 2015.
^ "Lindsaea". ABRS website. Commonwealth of Australia.

External links

Smith's original description of the genus online at Project Gutenberg

Media related to Lindsaeaceae at Wikimedia Commons

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[1] NRCS. "Lindsaea". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 June 2015.

[2] "Lindsaea". ABRS website. Commonwealth of Australia.

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