Kingdom Plantae Order Cyatheales Scientific name Lophosoria Rank Genus | Division Pteridophyta Family Dicksoniaceae Higher classification Dicksoniaceae | |
Similar Lophosoria quadripinnata, Tree ferns, Dicksoniaceae, Calochlaena, Thyrsopteris |
Lophosoria is a genus of tree ferns within the Dicksoniaceae family.
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.
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