''Paesia'' is a

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of large, coarse

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Dennstaedtiaceae described as a genus in 1833.Tropicos, ''Paesia'' J. St.-Hil.
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.Smith, A. R., K. M. Pryer, E. Schuettpelz, P. Korall, H. Schneider & P. Wolff. 2006. A classification for extant ferns. Taxon 55(3): 705–731 ;accepted speciesThe Plant List, search for ''Paesia''
/ref> # '' Paesia acclivis'' (Kunze) Kuhn - Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru # '' Paesia amazonica'' (Christ) C. Chr. -

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in Peru # '' Paesia anfractuosa'' (Christ) C. Chr. - Panama, Costa Rica # '' Paesia glandulosa'' (Sw.) Kuhn - Panama, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia # '' Paesia rugulosa'' (Labill.) Kuhn - Vietnam, New Caledonia # '' Paesia scalaris'' (Mett.) Kuhn # '' Paesia taiwanensis'' W.C. Shieh - Taiwan ;unresolved species include * ''

Paesia scaberula ''Paesia scaberula'', the ring fern or , is a lacy, creeping New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Isla ...

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