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Histiopteris
Sign in to saveHistiopteris is a genus of ferns in the family Dennstaedtiaceae described as a genus in 1875.
Species
Water Fern
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPolypodiopsida
- OrderPolypodiales
- FamilyDennstaedtiaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 144
- With media
- 126
- Family
- Dennstaedtiaceae
- Collections
- NY, US, GH, MO, F, A
- Recorded in
- Burundi, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bolivia, Honduras, Colombia, Philippines
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Dennstaedtiaceae
- Image
- Fern - Dee Why.jpg
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- taxon name
- Histiopteris
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- genus
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- Category:Histiopteris
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- Histiopteris
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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.
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