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Lecanopteris mirabilis is a species of tropical fern in the genus Lecanopteris native to Papua New Guinea and Sulawesi. An epiphyte, its name means "wonderful" or "marvelous". Like others of its genus, it grows from a large rhizome that in this case can be up to 25 centimetres (9.8 in) in diameter. This rhizome forms a shelter for ants, making this a myrmecophyte, though unlike others of its genus the rhizome is flattened and doesn't contain hollow galleries. Individual fronds may be up to 85 centimetres (33 in) long.
Dendroconche annabellae · Dendroconche scandens · Dendroconche · Lecanopteris carnosa · Lecanopteris deparioides · Lecanopteris sinuosa · Lecanopteris · Zealandia vieillardii · Zealandia pustulata subsp. howensis · Zealandia pustulata · Zealandia
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lecanopteris mirabilis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
