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Lecanopteris sinuosa is a fern that belongs to the fern genus Lecanopteris. This epiphytic plant has a mutualistic relationship with stingless shelter ants, which makes it a myrmecophyte.
The ant species associated with L. sinuosa belong within the genera Crematogaster, Technomyrmex or Iridomyrmex. The ants rear their larvae within the rhizome for protection, and in turn, L. sinuosa receives nutritional benefit from feces and other debris left behind by the ants. It is also suggested that L. sinuosa benefits from increased protection from herbivory and increased spore dispersal.
Lecanopteris sinuosa has been identified in Malesia, Sulawesi (Celebes), Philippines, New Guinea, Moluccas, Indochina, and Vanuatu. It can survive in almost any habitat found in the listed locations except lowland rainforests.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lecanopteris sinuosa 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.
