''Hypoderris'' is a genus of

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 ...

s in the family

Tectariaceae Tectariaceae is a family of leptosporangiate ferns in the order Polypodiales. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), the family is placed in the suborder Polypodiineae. Alternatively, it may be treated as the su ...

, according to the

Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group, or PPG, is an informal international group of systematic botanists who collaborate to establish a consensus on the classification of pteridophytes (lycophytes and ferns) that reflects knowledge about plant relation ...

classification of 2016 (PPG I).

Taxonomy

The genus ''Hypoderris'' was erected by Robert Brown in 1830. The

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...

, '' Hypoderris brownii'', was designated later by John Smith. A 2016

molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

showed ''Hypoderris'' to be in a clade containing ''

Tectaria ''Tectaria'' is a genus of fern in the family Tectariaceae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Halberd fern is a common name for species in this genus. Species , the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophyt ...

'', sister to '' Triplophyllum''.

Species

, the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' recognized the following species: *'' Hypoderris brauniana'' (H.Karst.) F.G.Wang & Christenh. *'' Hypoderris brownii'' J.Sm. *'' Hypoderris nicotianifolia'' (Baker) Moran et al.

References

Tectariaceae Fern genera {{Polypodiales-stub