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Lophosoria is a genus of tree ferns within the family Dicksoniaceae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Cyatheales |
| Family: | Dicksoniaceae |
| Genus: | Lophosoria C.Presl |
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| Lophosoria pruinata | |
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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 edit
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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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 edit
- Large & Braggins (2004): Tree Ferns ISBN 0-643-09076-2
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