Lindsaea, common name necklace fern, is a genus of around 180 species of fern, 15 of which reach Australia. The name is in honour of surgeon John Lindsay of Jamaica. The genus is sometimes spelt Lindsaya.
Species , the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following species:
Phylogeny of Lindsaea
Other species include:
Lindsaea adiantoides J.Sm. Lindsaea angustipinna A.Rojas & Tejero Lindsaea bakeri C.Chr. Lindsaea capillacea Christ Lindsaea chingii C.Chr. Lindsaea coriacea (Alderw.) Fraser-Jenk. Lindsaea coursii (Tardieu) K.U.Kramer Lindsaea cultriformis K.U.Kramer †Lindsaea cussolii de Saporta 1865 Lindsaea decaryana (C.Chr.) K.U.Kramer Lindsaea dimorpha Bailey Lindsaea ×dissecta Kramer Lindsaea eximia Copel. Lindsaea falciformis Hook. Lindsaea filipendula (Rosenst.) K.U.Kramer Lindsaea fissa Copel. Lindsaea francii Rosenst. †Lindsaea freyeri (Unger 1852) Palamarev & Petkova 1975 Lindsaea fuscopetiolata A.Rojas & Tejero Lindsaea glandulifera Alderw. Lindsaea hainaniana (K.U.Kramer) Lehtonen & Tuomisto Lindsaea hemiacroscopica K.U.Kramer Lindsaea hewittii Copel. Lindsaea jarrettiana K.U.Kramer Lindsaea javitensis H.B. Lindsaea kalimantanensis K.Iwats. & M.Kato Lindsaea latifrons K.U.Kramer Lindsaea ×liesneri Marcano Lindsaea linduensis Cicuzza & M.Kessler Lindsaea macrophylla Kaulf. Lindsaea malabarica (Bedd.) Baker ex C.Chr. Lindsaea mazaruniensis Jenm.W. Lindsaea mesarum K.U.Kramer Lindsaea mesoamericana A.Rojas & Tejero Lindsaea microstegia Copel. Lindsaea modesta K.U.Kramer Lindsaea napaea Alderw. Lindsaea natunae Baker Lindsaea obscura Brause Lindsaea ovata J.Sm. Lindsaea papuana Copel. Lindsaea philippinensis K.U.Kramer Lindsaea pleioptera K.U.Kramer Lindsaea protensa C.Chr. Lindsaea pumila Klotzsch Lindsaea ramosii Copel. Lindsaea roemeriana Rosenst. Lindsaea salomonis K.U.Kramer Lindsaea sarawakensis K.U.Kramer Lindsaea societatis J.W.Moore Lindsaea stenomeris K.U.Kramer Lindsaea subalata (K.U.Kramer) A.Rojas & Tejero Lindsaea subalpina Alderw. Lindsaea tenera Dryand. Lindsaea terrae-reginae K.U.Kramer Lindsaea versteegii (Christ) Alderw.
References
External links Smith's original description of the genus, Project Gutenberg