Loxogramme dictyopteris

Loxogramme dictyopteris

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Polypodiaceae
Subfamilia: Loxogrammoideae
Genus: Loxogramme
Species: Loxogramme dictyopteris

Name

• Loxogramme dictyopteris (Mett.) Copel.in Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 14: 369 (1929)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Anarthropteris dictyopteris (Mett.) Copel. in Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5: 218 (1947)
  • Dictymia dictyopteris (Mett.) Ching in Sunyatsenia 5: 259 (1940)
  • Polypodium dictyopteris Mett. in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 15: 72 (1861)
• Heterotypic
  • Anarthropteris lanceolata (Hook.f.) Pic.Serm. in Webbia 29: 13 (1974)
  • Dictymia lanceolata Hook.f. in Fl. Nov.-Zel. 2: 43 (1854)
  • Dictyopteris attenuata Hook. in Gen. Fil.: t. 71B (1841)
  • Dictyopteris lanceolata J.Sm. in J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 64 (1841)
  • Polypodium attenuatum A.Rich. in J.S.C.Dumont d'Urville, Voy. Astrolabe 1: 62 (1832), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Polypodium cunninghamii Hook. in Gard. Ferns: t. 30 (1862)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continentalː Ausgtralasia Regionalː New Zealand Chatham Is., New Zealand North, New Zealand South References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Copeland, E.B. 1929. The Oriental Genera of Polypodiaceae. University of California Publications in Botany 16(2): 45–128. Internet Archive Reference page.  14: 369

Additional references

• Allan, H.A. (1961). Flora of New Zealand 1: 1-1085. Botany division, D.S.I.R., Christchurch.
• Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Loxogramme dictyopteris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 August 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Loxogramme dictyopteris. Published online. Accessed: August 08 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: lance fern

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