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 | |
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| Synonyms | |
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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.