''Hypoderris'' is a genus of

fern The ferns (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta) are a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. They differ from mosses by being vascular, i.e., having specialized tissue ...

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 ...

, according to the

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

classification of 2016 (PPG I).

Taxonomy

The genus ''Hypoderris'' was erected by

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in 1830. The

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

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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