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''Xyropteris'' is a genus of
fern A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta ) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. The polypodiophytes include all living pteridophytes except ...
s in the family
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.
. It has a single described species, ''Xyropteris stortii'', native to Sumatra and
Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the List of islands by area, third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java Isl ...
. Some sources do not recognize the genus ''Xyropteris'', placing the species in '' Lindsaea'' as ''Lindsaea stortii''.


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Lindsaeaceae Monotypic fern genera {{Polypodiales-stub