Lecanopteris pustulata

Lecanopteris pustulata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Polypodiaceae
Subfamilia: Microsoroideae
Genus: Lecanopteris
Species: Lecanopteris pustulata
Subspeciesː L. p. subsp. howensis – L. p. subsp. pustulata

Name

Lecanopteris pustulata (G.Forst.) Perrie & Brownseyin Blumea 66: 246 (2021)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Phymatodes pustulata (G.Forst.) C.Presl in Tent. Pterid.: 196 (1836)
  • Drynaria pustulata (G.Forst.) J.Sm. in J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 61 (1841)
  • Microsorum pustulatum (G.Forst.) Copel. in Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5: 196 (1947)
  • Phymatosorus pustulatus (G.Forst.) M.F.Large, Braggins & P.S.Green in New Zealand J. Bot. 30: 207 (1992)
  • Pleopeltis pustulata (G.Forst.) T.Moore in Index Fil.: lxxviii (1857)
  • Polypodium pustulatum G.Forst. in Fl. Ins. Austr.: 81 (1786)
  • Zealandia pustulata (G.Forst.) Testo & A.R.Field in Syst. Bot. 44: 750 (2019)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continentalː Asia-tropical Continentalː Australasia Regionalː New Zealand Antipodean Is., Chatham Is., Kermadec Is., New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is. Regionalː Australia New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria Introduced into: Great Britain, Ireland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brownsey, P.J. & Perrie, L.R. 2021. Pteridaceae. In: Breitwieser, I. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Ferns and Lycophytes. Fascicle 30. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln. DOI: 10.7931/dtkj-x078 Reference page.  246

Additional references

• de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Lecanopteris pustulata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 August 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Lecanopteris pustulata. Published online. Accessed: August 16 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Hounds tongue fern

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