Paesia

Paesia is a genus of large, coarse ferns in the family Dennstaedtiaceae described as a genus in 1833.^[2][1] Species are known from South America, Central America, East Asia, and New Caledonia.^[3]

accepted species^[4]

1. Paesia acclivis (Kunze) Kuhn - Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
2. Paesia amazonica (Christ) C. Chr. - Loreto Region in Peru
3. Paesia anfractuosa (Christ) C. Chr. - Panama, Costa Rica
4. Paesia glandulosa (Sw.) Kuhn - Panama, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
5. Paesia rugulosa (Labill.) Kuhn - Vietnam, New Caledonia
6. Paesia scalaris (Mett.) Kuhn
7. Paesia taiwanensis W.C. Shieh - Taiwan

unresolved species include^[4]

• Paesia scaberula (A.Rich.) Kuhn

Paesia
Paesia scaberula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Family:	Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus:	Paesia J. St.-Hil.[1]
Type species
Paesia viscosa (syn of P. glandulosa) J. St.-Hil.[1]