Ant Fern (Lecanopteris carnosa)
Lecanopteris carnosa is an epiphytic ant-fern native to Southeast Asian rainforests. Its thick, fleshy, hollow rhizomes house ants in a unique symbiotic relationship.
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Synonyms
Onychium carnosum Reinw.
Pleopeltis carnosa (Reinw.) Alderw.
Polypodium lecanopteris Mett.
Polypodium patelliferum Burck
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classPolypodiopsida
- orderPolypodiales
- familyPolypodiaceae
- genusLecanopteris
- speciesLecanopteris carnosa