Histiopteris

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Histiopteris

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

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Histiopteris
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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

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Synonyms[2][3][1]
  • Pteris sect. Histiopteris J.Agardh 1839
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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

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