Histiopteris

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.
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Pteris sect. Histiopteris J.Agardh 1839

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

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, is widespread across tropical and subtropical Asia, Australia, Africa, Latin America, and various oceanic islands.
  • Histiopteris pilosa Holttum
  • Histiopteris reniformis Alderw.
  • Histiopteris sinuata (Brack.) J.Sm.
  • Histiopteris squamulata Holttum
  • Histiopteris stipulacea (Hook.) Copel.
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