Nephrolepis Nephrolepis Schott in Gen. Fil. 1: pl. 3. 1834Type: Nephrolepis exaltata (L.) Schott.=Leptopleuria C.Presl, Tent. Pterid.: pl. 5, f. 9-11. 1836Type: Leptopleuria abrupta (Bory) C.Presl.