Histiopteris

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Phylogeny & links to associated information

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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Additional notes:     

• 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 

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histiopteris (2023)