Lophosoria

Lophosoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Cyatheales
Family:	Dicksoniaceae
Genus:	Lophosoria ; C.Presl
Type species
	Lophosoria pruinata ; C.Presl
Species
	L. quadripinnata ; L. quesadae ;
Synonyms
	TrichosorusLiebmann;

Last updated November 02, 2025

Lophosoria is a genus of tree ferns within the family Dicksoniaceae.^[1]

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.

Species

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
	Lophosoria quadripinnata (J.F.Gmel.) C.Chr.	Argentina South, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Chile Central, Chile South, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Juan Fernández Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela
	Lophosoria quesadae A.Rojas	Costa Rica.

References

↑ Large, Mark F.; Braggins, John E. (1 May 2004). Tree Ferns. Oregon: Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-630-2. Wikidata Q126935644.

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[1] Large, Mark F.; Braggins, John E. (1 May 2004). Tree Ferns. Oregon: Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-630-2. Wikidata Q126935644.

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