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Histiopteris (J.Agardh) J.Sm.

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Histiopteris (J.Agardh) J.Sm., Hist. Fil. 294 (1875)
Histiopteris (J.Agardh) J.Sm.
Kramer, K.U.; Green, P.S. 1990: Pteridophytes and gymnosperms. Kubitzki, K. (ed.) The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. Vol. 1. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
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Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
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J.Sm.
J.Agardh
(J.Agardh) J.Sm.
Smith, J. 1875: Historia Filicum; an exposition of the nature, number, and organography of ferns. Macmillan, London.
1875
294
ICN
Pteris sect. Histiopteris J.Agardh
Histiopteris vespertilionis (Labill.) J.Sm.
genus
Histiopteris
From the Greek histion (a web) and pteris (a fern), a reference to the anastomosing vein pattern.

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Polypodiopsida
Polypodiales
Dennstaedtiaceae
Histiopteris

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Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Histiopteris (J.Agardh) J.Sm.

Sori continuous along margins of segs, protected by reflexed modified margin; sporangia with slender stalks; spores bilateral, tuberculate. Rhizome far-creeping, solenostelic, paleate. Frond large; pinnae opp. or nearly so, sessile or subsessile, glab., often glaucous; veins anastomosing, without included veinlets. About 10 spp. of terrestrial, mainly tropical, ferns of indefinite growth.

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Histiopteris (J.Agardh) J.Sm.
Histiopteris (J.Argardh) J.Sm.
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Histiopteris (J.Agardh) J.Sm.
Histiopteris (J.Argardh) J.Sm.
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Dennstaedtiaceae Lotsy
Histiopteris (J.Agardh) J.Sm.
Histiopteris (J.Argardh) J.Sm.
Kramer, K.U.; Green, P.S. (1990)
Histiopteris (J.Agardh) J.Sm.
Dennstaedtiaceae Lotsy

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Etymology
From the Greek histion (a web) and pteris (a fern), a reference to the anastomosing vein pattern.

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1fe4b5bc-fbff-4d32-9a7b-bbdc127cbe1d
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
12 June 2018
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