Lindsaeaceae Temporal range:
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Lindsaea linearis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Lindsaeineae |
Family: | Lindsaeaceae C.Presl ex M.R.Schomb.[1] |
Genera | |
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Lindsaeaceae is a pantropical family of ferns in the order Polypodiales. It contains six or seven genera with about 220 known species,[2] some of which also extend into the more temperate regions of eastern Asia, New Zealand, and South America.[3]