The genus Lomariopsis Fée (Pteridophyta, Lomariopsidaceae) from Madagascar includes six species: L. boivinii Holttum, L. cordata (Bonap.) Alston, L. crassifolia Holttum, L. longicaudata (Bonap.) Holttum, L. madagascarica (Bonap.) Alston and L. pollicina (P. Willemet) Mett. Three new species, L. christensenii Rakotondr., sp. nov., L. commersonii Rakotondr., sp. nov. et L. holttumii Rakotondr., sp. nov. are here newly described and illustrated. One species from Tropical Africa, L. warneckei (Hieron.) Alston, is recorded for the first time in Madagascar and Comoros islands. Scaly, coriaceous, pedonculate and peltate paraphyses are mentioned for the first time in the genus Lomariopsis.
Lomariopsidaceae, Madagascar, juvenile forms, pedonculate and peltate paraphyses, new record, new species