Histiopteris

Histiopteris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Pteridopsida
Order: Dennstaedtiales
Family: Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus: Histiopteris
(J.Agardh) J.Sm.
Binomial name
Histiopteris incisa
(Thunb.) J.Sm.
Type species
Pteris vespertilionis
Labill.[1]
Synonyms[2][3][4][1]
  • Pteris sect. Histiopteris J. Agardh 1839
  • Pteris vespertilionis Labill.
  • Histiopteris vespertilionis (Labill.) J.Sm.
  • Histiopteris aurita (Blume) J.Sm.
  • Litobrochia aurita Blume
  • Litobrochia incisa (Thunb.) C. Presl
  • Pellaea fauriei Christ
  • Pteris aurita Blume
  • Pteris glaucescens Bory
  • Pteris incisa Thunb.

Histiopteris is a genus of ferns in the family Dennstaedtiaceae described as a genus in 1875.[5]

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.[6] Histiopteris incisa is widespread across tropical and subtropical Asia, Australia, Africa, Latin America, and various oceanic islands.[7][8][9][10][11]

References

  1. 1 2 Tropicos, Pteris sect. Histiopteris J. Agardh
  2. ↑ Tropicos, Histiopteris (J. Agardh) J. Sm.
  3. 1 2 The Plant List, search for Histiopteris
  4. ↑ The Plant List, Histiopteris incisa (Thunb.) J. Sm.
  5. ↑ Smith, John . 1875. Historia Filicum 294
  6. ↑ "Histiopteris incisa". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  7. ↑ Flora of China Vol. 2-3 Page 152 栗蕨 li jue Histiopteris incisa (Thunberg) J. Smith, Hist. Fil. 295. 1875.
  8. ↑ Tropicos, distribution for Histiopteris incisa (Thunb.) J. Sm.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The Pteridophytes of Mexico. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 88: 1–1054
  11. ↑ 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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