Marattia

Marattia douglasii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Marattiales 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Tracheophyta
Divisio: Pteridophyta
Classis: Marattiopsida
Ordo: Marattiales

Familia: Marattiaceae
Genus: Marattia
Species: M. alata M. chiricana M. douglasii M. excavata M. interposita M. laxa M. weinmanniifolia

Name

Marattia Sw. 1788

Synonyms

  • Heterotypic
    • Celanthera Thouin ex Desv. in Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6: 206 (1827)
    • Discostegia C.Presl in Suppl. Tent. Pterid.: 11 (1845)
    • Gymnotheca C.Presl in Suppl. Tent. Pterid.: 12 (1845)
    • Stibasia C.Presl in Suppl. Tent. Pterid.: 15 (1845)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Murdock, A.G. 2008: A taxonomic revision of the eusporangiate fern family Marattiaceae, with description of a new genus Ptisana. Taxon 57(3): 737–755.
  • Murdock, A.G. 2008: Phylogeny of marattioid ferns (Marattiaceae) inferring a root in the absence of a closely related outgroup. American Journal of Botany 95(5): 626–641.

Vernacular names

مصرى: ماراتیا
العربية: ماراتة
English: potato fern
hrvatski: Maracija
中文: 合囊蕨属
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