''Hecistopteris'' is a
fern
A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta ) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. The polypodiophytes include all living pteridophytes except t ...
genus in the
Vittarioideae
Vittarioideae is a subfamily of the fern family Pteridaceae, in the order Polypodiales. The subfamily includes the previous families Adiantaceae (adiantoids or maidenhair ferns) and Vittariaceae (vittarioids or shoestring ferns).
Description
The ...
subfamily of the
Pteridaceae
Pteridaceae is a family of ferns in the order Polypodiales, including some 1150 known species in ca 45 genera (depending on taxonomic opinions), divided over five subfamilies. The family includes four groups of genera that are sometimes recogni ...
.
Species
The genus ''Hecistopteris'' contains the following species:
[''Hecistopteris'' J. Sm.]
Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 14 Jan 2012
* ''
Hecistopteris kaieteurensis''
Kelloff & G.S.McKee
* ''
Hecistopteris pinnatifida''
R.C.Moran & B.Øllg.
* ''
Hecistopteris pumila
''Hecistopteris'' is a fern genus in the Vittarioideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae.
Species
The genus ''Hecistopteris'' contains the following species:[Spreng.
Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel (3 August 1766 – 15 March 1833) was a German botanist and physician who published an influential multivolume history of medicine, ''Versuch einer pragmatischen Geschichte der Arzneikunde'' (1792–99 in four vo ...]
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J.Sm.
John Smith (1798–1888) was a British botanist who was the first curator at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Kew Gardens), starting in 1841. He had first been employed at the gardens as a stove boy (stoking stoves to warm ...
– moss fern
References
Pteridaceae
Fern genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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