This works presents a taxonomic treatment for the 14 species of Lellingeria that occurs in Brazil (Lellingeria apiculata (Kunze ex Klotzsch) A.R. Smith & R.C. Moran, L. brasiliensis (Rosenst.) Labiak, L. brevistipes (Mett. ex Kuhn) A.R. Sm. & R.C. Moran, L. depressa (C. Chr.) A.R. Sm. & R.C. Moran, L. hirsuta A.R. Sm. & R.C. Moran, L. itatimensis (C. Chr.) A.R. Sm. & R.C. Moran, L. limula (Christ) A.R. Sm. & R.C. Moran, L. myosuroides (Sw.) A.R. Sm. & R.C. Moran, L. organensis (Gardner) A.R. Sm. & R.C. Moran, L. pumila Labiak, L. schenckii (Hieron.) A.R. Sm. & R.C. Moran, L. suspensa (L.) A.R. Sm. & R.C. Moran, L. tamandarei (Rosenst.) A.R. Sm. & R.C. Moran, and L. wittigiana (Fée) A.R. Sm. & R.C. Moran). In this paper are included a critical analysis of each species and their synonymy, as well as, considerations about classification, morphology, geographical distribution, identification key, comments about ecology and related species, and illustrations.
ferns; flora; pteridophytes; review; taxonomy
