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.