''Xyropteris'' is a genus of

fern The ferns (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta) are a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. They differ from mosses by being vascular, i.e., having specialized tissue ...

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

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and

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. Some sources do not recognize the genus ''Xyropteris'', placing the species in ''

Lindsaea ''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 Fer ...

'' as ''Lindsaea stortii''.

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Lindsaeaceae Monotypic fern genera {{Polypodiales-stub