Leptolepia

Lace fern
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Family:	Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus:	Leptolepia Prantl
Species:	L. novae-zelandiae
Binomial name
Leptolepia novae-zelandiae (Colenso) Mett. ex Diels.[1][2]
Synonyms[3]
Davallia novae-zelandiae Colenso

Leptolepia is a genus of ferns in the family Dennstaedtiaceae described as a genus in 1892.^[4][2]

Leptolepia contains only one accepted species, Leptolepia novae-zelandiae, native to New Zealand.^[5]

formerly included^[6]

Leptolepia maxima (E. Fourn.) C. Chr., syn of Oenotrichia maxima (E.Fourn.) Copel.

Leptolepia novae-zelandiae is commonly known as lace fern. The fronds of the lace fern are widely spaced, intricate and have a similar texture to lace. Lace fern can grow up to 0.75 metres high and a width of 1.5 metres.^[7]

References

1. lectotype designated by Christensen, C. 1906. Index Filicicum xxviii. H. Hagerup, Copenhagen
2. Tropicos, Leptolepia Prantl
3. The Plant List, Leptolepia novae-zelandiae (Colenso) Mett. ex Diels
4. Prantl, Karl Anton Eugen. 1892. Arbeiten aus dem Königl. Botanischen Garten zu Breslau 1: 23.
5. Fronds New Zealand
6. The Plant List, Oenotrichia maxima (E. Fourn.) Copel.
7. "Lace fern (Leptolepia novae-zealandiae)". Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network. Retrieved 2012-04-25.