Histiopteris

Histiopteris is a genus of ferns in the family Dennstaedtiaceae described as a genus in 1875.^[4]

Histiopteris
Histiopteris incisa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Family:	Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus:	Histiopteris (J.Agardh) J.Sm.
Type species
Pteris vespertilionis Labill.[1]
Species
See text
Synonyms[2][3][1]
Pteris sect. Histiopteris J.Agardh 1839

The following species are accepted in the genus Histiopteris:

• Histiopteris alte-alpina Alderw.
• Histiopteris caudata (Copel.) Holttum
• Histiopteris conspicua Alderw.
• Histiopteris estipulata Alderw.
• Histiopteris hennipmanii Hovenkamp
• Histiopteris herbacea Copel.
• Histiopteris incisa (Thunb.) J.Sm. - Common name: batwing fern,^[5] is widespread across tropical and subtropical Asia, Australia, Africa, Latin America, and various oceanic islands.^{[6][7][8][9][10]}
• Histiopteris pilosa Holttum
• Histiopteris reniformis Alderw.
• Histiopteris sinuata (Brack.) J.Sm.
• Histiopteris squamulata Holttum
• Histiopteris stipulacea (Hook.) Copel.

References

1. Tropicos, Pteris sect. Histiopteris J. Agardh
2. Tropicos, Histiopteris (J. Agardh) J. Sm.
3. The Plant List, search for Histiopteris
4. Smith, John . 1875. Historia Filicum 294
5. NRCS. "Histiopteris incisa". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 May 2015.
6. Flora of China Vol. 2-3 Page 152 栗蕨 li jue Histiopteris incisa (Thunberg) J. Smith, Hist. Fil. 295. 1875.
7. Tropicos, distribution for Histiopteris incisa (Thunb.) J. Sm.
8. Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez & S. Knapp. 1995. Psilotaceae a Salviniaceae. 1: i–xxi, 1–470. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D. F.
9. Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The Pteridophytes of Mexico. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 88: 1–1054
10. Luteyn, J. L. 1999. Páramos, a checklist of plant diversity, geographical distribution, and botanical literature. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 84: viii–xv, 1–278