Paesia is a genus of large, coarse ferns in the family Dennstaedtiaceae described as a genus in 1833.Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri Jaume. 1833. Voyage dans le District des Diamans 1: 381Tropicos, Paesia J. St.-Hil. Species are known from South America, Central America, East Asia, and New Caledonia.Smith, A. R., K. M. Pryer, E. Schuettpelz, P. Korall, H. Schneider & P. Wolff. 2006. A classification for extant ferns. Taxon 55(3): 705–731
accepted speciesThe Plant List, search for Paesia Paesia acclivis (Kunze) Kuhn - Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru Paesia amazonica (Christ) C. Chr. - Loreto Region in Peru Paesia anfractuosa (Christ) C. Chr. - Panama, Costa Rica Paesia glandulosa (Sw.) Kuhn - Panama, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia Paesia rugulosa (Labill.) Kuhn - Vietnam, New Caledonia Paesia scalaris (Mett.) Kuhn Paesia taiwanensis W.C. Shieh - Taiwan
unresolved species include Paesia scaberula (A.Rich.) Kuhn
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