Parapolystichum is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).

[1] The genus is mainly native to the tropics, although its range extends to southeastern Australia.

[2] The taxon was first described as the section Parapolystichum of the genus Polystichum by Keyserling in 1873.

[3] It was raised to the rank of genus by Ching in 1940.

[4] As of January 2020[update], the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following species:[5]