Paesia is a genus of large, coarse ferns in the family Dennstaedtiaceae described as a genus in 1833. Species are known from South America, Central America, East Asia, and New Caledonia.
accepted species
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
