''Pneumatopteris'' is a
genus of about 80
species of
terrestrial ferns in the
family Thelypteridaceae. The range of the genus extends from
tropical Africa, through
Asia,
Malesia and
Australia
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to the
Pacific islands
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, including
Hawaii and
New Zealand. It was first described by Japanese botanist
Takenoshin Nakai in 1933. The name comes from the Greek ''pneuma'' (air, wind or breath), and ''pteris'' (a fern), with reference to the aerophores in some species.
Species
* ''
Pneumatopteris pennigera''
(G.Forst.) Holttum
* ''
Pneumatopteris truncata''
(Poir.) Holttum
References
Fern genera
Taxa named by Takenoshin Nakai
Plants described in 1933
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