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Polypodiaceae

Jamaican lellingeria

Lellingeria suspensa (L.) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran

Family
Polypodiaceae
Genus
Lellingeria

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Jamaican lellingeria: Lellingeria suspensa in French Guiana
Photo: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Jamaican lellingeria

Synonyms

  • Ctenopteris confusa (J.Sm.) J.Sm.
  • Ctenopteris jubiformis (Kaulf.) J.Sm.
  • Ctenopteris rhizophorae Copel.
  • Ctenopteris subcapillaris (Christ) Copel.
  • Ctenopteris suspensa (L.) Copel.
  • Grammitis jubiformis (Kaulf.) Proctor
  • Grammitis rhizophorae (Copel.) C.V.Morton
  • Grammitis subcapillaris (Christ) F.Seym.
  • Grammitis suspensa (L.) Proctor
  • Lellingeria subcapillaris (Christ) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
  • Polypodium confusum J.Sm.
  • Polypodium jubiforme Kaulf.
  • Polypodium jubiforme var. delicatulum Christ
  • Polypodium pendulum var. jubiforme (Kaulf.) Griseb.
  • Polypodium saccatum Fée
  • Polypodium subcapillare Christ
  • Polypodium suspensum L.
  • Polypodium suspensum f. minus Kuhn ex Krug

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.