Histiopteris
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Wikipedia links: Monilophytes > Polypodiales > Dennstaedtiaceae > Histiopteris
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Species: H incisa
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Etymology:
Gk. histion, histos = web, cloth; pteris = fern; referring to the conspicuous network of veins or to the sail-like shape of the pinnae in these ferns
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The following species are accepted in the genus Histiopteris:
Histiopteris alte-alpina
Histiopteris caudata
Histiopteris conspicua
Histiopteris estipulata
Histiopteris hennipmanii
Histiopteris herbacea
Histiopteris incisa - Common name: batwing fern
- Is widespread across tropical and subtropical Asia, Australia, Africa, Latin America, and various oceanic islands
Histiopteris pilosa
Histiopteris reniformis
Histiopteris sinuata
Histiopteris squamulata
Histiopteris stipulacea
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