Histiopteris incisa
Batwing Fern
Also known as: Histiopteris aurita (Blume) J.Sm. +17 more
- Histiopteris aurita (Blume) J.Sm.
- Histiopteris incisa var. carmichaeliana (J.Agardh) C.Chr.
- Histiopteris incisa var. flavescens (Colla) C.Chr.
- Histiopteris incisa var. pallida (Raddi) Hieron.
- Histiopteris montana (Colenso) Copel.
- Histiopteris sinuata (Brack.) J.Sm.
- Histiopteris vespertilionis (Labill.) J.Sm.
- Litobrochia appendiculata (Kaulf.) J.Rémy ex Gay
- Litobrochia aurita (Blume) Bedd.
- Litobrochia aurita (Blume) J.Sm.
- Litobrochia aurita Blume
- Litobrochia brunoniana C.Presl
- Litobrochia elegans Fée
- Litobrochia elegans var. brasiliensis (J.Agardh) Brack.
- Litobrochia incisa (Thunb.) C.Presl
- Litobrochia pallida (Raddi) C.Presl
- Litobrochia patens (Kunze) J.Rémy ex Gay
- Litobrochia sinuata Brack.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Dennstaedtiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Histiopteris incisa (commonly known as Batwing Fern) is a fern within the Dennstaedtiaceae family. It originates in Africa, the Antarctic botanical region, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, the Pacific, and South America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ANTARCTIC, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Mexico, Middle Atlantic Ocean, New Zealand, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, South-Central Pacific, Southern Africa, Southern South America, Southwestern Pacific, Subantarctic Islands, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Antipodean Is., Ascension, Assam, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Chatham Is., Chile South, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Juan Fernández Is., Kazan-retto, Kenya, Kermadec Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Nicaragua, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Australia, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Thailand, Tibet, Tonga, Tristan da Cunha, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Victoria, Vietnam, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms