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Lecanopteris mirabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Suborder:	Polypodiineae
Family:	Polypodiaceae
Genus:	Lecanopteris
Species:	L. mirabilis
Binomial name
Lecanopteris mirabilis Copel.

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.

References

1. "Lecanopteris mirabilis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
2. Quattrocchi, Umberto (1999-11-17). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. p. 1700. ISBN 978-0-8493-2677-6.
3. "CAUDICIFORM Lecanopteris mirabilis". www.bihrmann.com. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
4. Lieth, H.; Werger, M. J. A. (2012-12-02). Tropical Rain Forest Ecosystems: Biogeographical and Ecological Studies. Elsevier. p. 267. ISBN 978-0-444-59649-9.
5. Walker, Trevor G. (1986). "The Ant-Fern, Lecanopteris mirabilis". Kew Bulletin. 41 (3): 533–545. doi:10.2307/4103115. ISSN 0075-5974. JSTOR 4103115.

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