Hecistopteris

Hecistopteris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Family:	Pteridaceae
Subfamily:	Vittarioideae
Genus:	Hecistopteris ; J.Sm.
Type species
	Hecistopteris pumila; (Sprengel) J.Sm.
Species
	H. pumila(Sprengel) J.Sm. ;

Last updated September 07, 2025

Hecistopteris is a fern genus in the Vittarioideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae.^[2]

Species

The genus Hecistopteris contains the following species:^[1]

Hecistopteris kaieteurensis Kelloff & G.S.McKee
Hecistopteris pinnatifida R.C.Moran & B.Øllg.
Hecistopteris pumila (Spreng.) J.Sm. – moss fern^[3]

References

1 2 Hecistopteris J. Sm. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 14 Jan 2012
↑ Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Zhang, Xian-Chun; Schneider, Harald (18 February 2011). "A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns" (PDF). Phytotaxa . 19: 7–54. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.19.1.2. ISSN 1179-3163.
↑ NRCS. "Hecistopteris pumila". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 14 Jan 2012.

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[trop-1] 1 2 Hecistopteris J. Sm. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 14 Jan 2012

[2] Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Zhang, Xian-Chun; Schneider, Harald (18 February 2011). "A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns" (PDF). Phytotaxa . 19: 7–54. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.19.1.2. ISSN 1179-3163.

[3] NRCS. "Hecistopteris pumila". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 14 Jan 2012.

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