This member of the Polypodiaceae family was given this name by Elbert Hennipman in 1986. It is found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, growing as an epiphyte with lots of water and some sun. The caudex can grow to a cluster of 20 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant from 20 to 60 centimetres in height. The spores are yellow.
The genera name after some Lecan, but I fail to figure which one, or perhaps Greek lekane; 'bowl', and Latin pteris; 'fern'. The genera name Lecanopteris was introduced by Caspar Georg Reinwardt published in Flora 8, 1825. The species is named after the Indonesian Taxonomist Dedy Darnaedi. The swollen but hollow stem by by Andreas Wistuba, Close-up by by Andreas Wistuba, Flickr.com.
Flower
No, Spores
Soil
No, Strictly Epiphytic
Water
Maximum
Sun
Medium - Maximum
