Lecanopteris is almost exclusively a Malesian genus, with only 1 species extending into other parts of south-east Asia and just reaching Queensland and Vanuatu.
Topographic location map of Sulawesi showing Mount Rantemario. © Sadalmelik, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported
Sulawesi in Indonesia is the centre of distribution - of the 13 known species, 8 occur in Sulawesi. 6 of these are endemic, of which 5 have a very restricted distribution and are only known from a few collections. More extensive exploration could reveal other populations.
Lecanopteris spinosa has only been found on Mount Rantemario in the Latimojong Mountains of south Sulawesi at roughly 1,950m altitude.
The process by which water and nutrients are absorbed and conveyed to the plant tissues and organs.
Part of a plant that has been modified to provide protection for insects, mites or fungi.
Plants that grow on another plant for support but are not parasitic.
Not obligatory - can complete its life cycle independently.
With a waxy blue-green sheen.
A structure that covers the sorus.
Descended from a single common ancestor.
A fern's midrib.
A fern's stem.
Group of sporangia.