Lepisorus squamatus

Lepisorus squamatus is a species of fern known only from Vietnam and from Guangxi Province in southern China.[1] The plant is herbaceous, spreading by rhizomes. The leaves are simple, elliptical, and the sori are round, on the underside of the leaves. The spores are white.[2][3][4]

Lepisorus squamatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Lepisorus
Species:
L. squamatus
Binomial name
Lepisorus squamatus
(A.R.Sm. & X.C.Zhang) C.F.Zhao, R.Wei & X.C.Zhang
Synonyms[1]
  • Lemmaphyllum squamatum (A.R.Sm. & X.C.Zhang) Li Wang
  • Caobangia squamata A.R.Sm. & X.C.Zhang

The systematic position of the species varies. It was originally described in the monotypic genus Caobangia as Caobangia squamata.[1] It has also been placed in Lemmaphyllum as Lemmaphyllum squamatum.[1][5]

References
  1. Hassler, Michael (2004–2021), "Genus Lepisorus", World Ferns. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Version 12.4, retrieved 2021-09-24
  2. Smith, Alan Reid, & Zhang, Xian-chun. 2002. Caobangia, a new genus and species of Polypodiaceae from Vietnam. Novon 12:546-550.
  3. Smith, A. R., K. M. Pryer, E. Schuettpelz, P. Korall, H. Schneider & P. Wolff. 2006. A classification for extant ferns. Taxon 55(3): 705–731.
  4. Flora of China v 2-3 p 827.
  5. "Lemmaphyllum squamatum (A.R.Sm. & X.C.Zhang) Li Wang". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
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