Histiopteris
| Histiopteris | |
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| File:Histiopteris incisa pineae.jpg | |
| Lobed pinneae of Histiopteria incisa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Dennstaedtiaceae |
| Genus: | Histiopteris (J.Agardh) J.Sm. |
| Type species | |
| Pteris vespertilionis Labill.[1]
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| Synonyms[2][3][1] | |
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Histiopteris is a genus of ferns in the family Dennstaedtiaceae described as a genus in 1875.[4]
Histiopteris contains only one accepted species, Histiopteris incisa, although several other names are listed as "unresolved."[3] Batwing fern is a common name for H. incisa.[5] Histiopteris incisa is widespread across tropical and subtropical Asia, Australia, Africa, Latin America, and various oceanic islands.[6][7][8][9][10]
References
- ^ a b Tropicos, Pteris sect. Histiopteris J. Agardh
- ^ Tropicos, Histiopteris (J. Agardh) J. Sm.
- ^ a b The Plant List, search for Histiopteris
- ^ Smith, John . 1875. Historia Filicum 294
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Histiopteris incisa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 2-3 Page 152 栗蕨 li jue Histiopteris incisa (Thunberg) J. Smith, Hist. Fil. 295. 1875.
- ^ Tropicos, distribution for Histiopteris incisa (Thunb.) J. Sm.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The Pteridophytes of Mexico. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 88: 1–1054
- ^ 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
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