''Lonchitis'' is a neotropical genus of ferns. It is the sole genus in the family Lonchitidaceae. At one time ''Lonchitis'' was placed in the

Dennstaedtiaceae Dennstaedtiaceae is one of fifteen families in the order Polypodiales, the most derived families within fern, monilophytes (ferns). It comprises 10 genera with ca 240 known species, including one of the world's most abundant ferns, ''Pteridium aq ...

, and then transferred to the

Lindsaeaceae Lindsaeaceae is a pantropical family of ferns in the order Polypodiales. It contains six or seven genera with about 220 known species, some of which also extend into the more temperate regions of eastern Asia, New Zealand, and South America.

, before being placed in its own family.Lehtonen ''et al.'': Phylogenetics and classification of the pantropical fern family Lindsaeaceae
in the ''Botanical Journal of the Linnaen Society'' 2010

Phylogeny

Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. History Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...

as of recognizes the following species: Phylogeny of ''Lonchitis''

References

Polypodiales Fern genera {{Polypodiales-stub