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 Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following species:

Other species include:

Lindsaea adiantoides J.Sm.
Lindsaea angustipinna A.Rojas & Tejero
Lindsaea bakeri C.Chr.
Lindsaea capillacea Christ
Lindsaea chingii C.Chr.
Lindsaea coriacea (Alderw.) Fraser-Jenk.
Lindsaea coursii (Tardieu) K.U.Kramer
Lindsaea cultriformis K.U.Kramer
Lindsaea decaryana (C.Chr.) K.U.Kramer
Lindsaea dimorpha Bailey
Lindsaea eximia Copel.
Lindsaea falciformis Hook.
Lindsaea filipendula (Rosenst.) K.U.Kramer
Lindsaea fissa Copel.
Lindsaea francii Rosenst.
Lindsaea fuscopetiolata A.Rojas & Tejero
Lindsaea glandulifera Alderw.
Lindsaea hainaniana (K.U.Kramer) Lehtonen & Tuomisto
Lindsaea hemiacroscopica K.U.Kramer
Lindsaea hewittii Copel.
Lindsaea jarrettiana K.U.Kramer
Lindsaea javitensis H.B.
Lindsaea kalimantanensis K.Iwats. & M.Kato
Lindsaea latifrons K.U.Kramer
Lindsaea linduensis Cicuzza & M.Kessler
Lindsaea macrophylla Kaulf.
Lindsaea malabarica (Bedd.) Baker ex C.Chr.
Lindsaea mazaruniensis Jenm.W.
Lindsaea mesarum K.U.Kramer
Lindsaea mesoamericana A.Rojas & Tejero
Lindsaea microstegia Copel.
Lindsaea modesta K.U.Kramer
Lindsaea napaea Alderw.
Lindsaea natunae Baker
Lindsaea obscura Brause
Lindsaea ovata J.Sm.
Lindsaea papuana Copel.
Lindsaea philippinensis K.U.Kramer
Lindsaea pleioptera K.U.Kramer
Lindsaea protensa C.Chr.
Lindsaea pumila Klotzsch
Lindsaea ramosii Copel.
Lindsaea roemeriana Rosenst.
Lindsaea salomonis K.U.Kramer
Lindsaea sarawakensis K.U.Kramer
Lindsaea societatis J.W.Moore
Lindsaea stenomeris K.U.Kramer
Lindsaea subalata (K.U.Kramer) A.Rojas & Tejero
Lindsaea subalpina Alderw.
Lindsaea tenera Dryand.
Lindsaea terrae-reginae K.U.Kramer
Lindsaea trichomanoides Dryand. – New Zealand, Australia
Lindsaea versteegii (Christ) Alderw.

References

External links
Smith's original description of the genus online at Project Gutenberg

Lindsaeaceae
Fern genera