title: Histiopteris
text: # Histiopteris
  
  Histiopteris is a genus of ferns in the family Dennstaedtiaceae described as a genus in 1875.
  
  The following species are accepted in the genus Histiopteris:
  
  * Histiopteris alte-alpina Alderw.
  * Histiopteris caudata (Copel.) Holttum
  * Histiopteris conspicua Alderw.
  * Histiopteris estipulata Alderw.
  * Histiopteris hennipmanii Hovenkamp
  * Histiopteris herbacea Copel.
  * Histiopteris incisa (Thunb.) J.Sm. - Common name: batwing fern, is widespread across tropical and subtropical Asia, Australia, Africa, Latin America, and various oceanic islands.
  * Histiopteris pilosa Holttum
  * Histiopteris reniformis Alderw.
  * Histiopteris sinuata (Brack.) J.Sm.
  * Histiopteris squamulata Holttum
  * Histiopteris stipulacea (Hook.) Copel.
  