Hypolepis (beadfern) is a genus of ferns described as a genus in 1806.Bernhardi, Johann Jakob. 1806. Neues Journal für die Botanik 1(2): 34Tropicos, Hypolepis Bernh. The word is derived from Greek, meaning "under scale".Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, page 310 It is found in tropical and subtropical regions, primarily in the New World but also in the Old World and on various oceanic islands.Flora of China Vol. 2-3 Page 152 姬蕨属 ji jue shu Hypolepis BernhardiFlora of North America Vol. 2 Bramble ferns Hypolepis Bernhardi

List of species , the following species are accepted in the genus as currently circumscribed by the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World:

Hypolepis acantha Schwartsb. Hypolepis amaurorachis (Kunze) Hook. Hypolepis ambigua (A.Rich.) Brownsey & Chinnock Hypolepis aspidioides Christ Hypolepis bamleriana Rosenst. Hypolepis barringtonii Schwartsb. Hypolepis blepharochlaena Mickel & Beitel Hypolepis bogotensis H.Karst. ex Mett. Hypolepis crassa Maxon Hypolepis cubensis Schwartsb. Hypolepis dicksonioides (Bory) Hook. Hypolepis ditrichomatis R.C.Moran Hypolepis ekmanii Maxon Hypolepis elegans Carruth. Hypolepis feeana Schwartsb. Hypolepis fimbriata Maxon ex Proctor Hypolepis flexuosa Sodiro Hypolepis forzzae Schwartsb. Hypolepis galapagensis Schwartsb. & J.Prado Hypolepis glabrescens Ching Hypolepis glandulosopilosa H.G.Zhou & H.Li Hypolepis grandis Lellinger Hypolepis guianensis Klotzsch Hypolepis hawaiiensis Brownsey Hypolepis hostilis (Kunze) C.Presl Hypolepis jamaicensis Maxon ex Proctor Hypolepis javensis (Willd.) comb.ined., currently known as Hypolepis alpina (Blume) Hook. Hypolepis krameri Schwartsb., Boudrie & Cremers Hypolepis lellingeri A.Rojas Hypolepis malesiana Brownsey Hypolepis melanochlaena A.R.Sm. Hypolepis microchlaena Mickel & Beitel Hypolepis millefolium Hook. Hypolepis minima M.Kessler & A.R.Sm. Hypolepis miodelii Schwartsb. Hypolepis mitis Kunze ex Kuhn Hypolepis moraniana A.Rojas Hypolepis muelleri Wakef. Hypolepis muenchii (Christ) Mickel Hypolepis nuda Mett. ex Kuhn Hypolepis obtusata (C.Presl) Kuhn Hypolepis pallida (Blume) Hook. Hypolepis parallelogramma (Kunze) C.Presl Hypolepis pedropaloensis Schwartsb. & J.Prado Hypolepis periculosa Schwartsb. Hypolepis poeppigii (Kunze) R.Rodr. Hypolepis polypodioides (Blume) Hook. Hypolepis pteroides Mett. Hypolepis punctata (Thunb. ex Murray) Mett. ex Kuhn Hypolepis repens (L.) C.Presl Hypolepis resistens (Kunze) Hook. Hypolepis rigescens (Kunze) T.Moore Hypolepis rugosula (Labill.) J.Sm. Hypolepis scandens M.Kessler & A.R.Sm. Hypolepis sparsisora (Schrad.) Kuhn Hypolepis stolonifera Fée Hypolepis stuebelii Hieron. Hypolepis sunduei Schwartsb. Hypolepis tenera Ching Hypolepis tenerrima Maxon Hypolepis tenuifolia (G.Forst.) Bernh. Hypolepis thysanochlaena Mickel & Beitel Hypolepis trichobacilliformis R.C.Moran Hypolepis trichochlaena Mickel & Beitel Hypolepis trinationalis Schwartsb. Hypolepis urbanii Brause Hypolepis viscosa (H.Karst.) Mett. Hypolepis woodii Schwartsb. Hypolepis zimmerae Schwartsb. Hypolepis ×glabra H.Karst. ex Schwartsb. & J.Prado Hypolepis ×paulistana Schwartsb. & J.Prado

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