Lonchitis is a neotropical genus of ferns. It is the sole genus in the family Lonchitidaceae. At one time Lonchitis was placed in the Dennstaedtiaceae, and then transferred to the Lindsaeaceae, before being placed in its own family.

Phylogeny

Plants of the World Online as of As of January 2023[update] recognizes the following species:

Phylogeny of Lonchitis

L. occidentalis Baker 1867 L. currorii (Hooker) Mett. ex Kuhn 1879 [syn. Lonchitis mannii (Baker) Alston 1956] L. hirsuta L. 1753
L. occidentalis Baker 1867
L. currorii (Hooker) Mett. ex Kuhn 1879 [syn. Lonchitis mannii (Baker) Alston 1956] L. hirsuta L. 1753
L. currorii (Hooker) Mett. ex Kuhn 1879 [syn. Lonchitis mannii (Baker) Alston 1956]
L. hirsuta L. 1753