Matonia

Matonia; Temporal range: Early Jurassic–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Gleicheniales
Family:	Matoniaceae
Genus:	Matonia; R.Br.
Synonyms
	Prionopteris Wall. ;

Matonia is a genus of fern, named for English botanist William George Maton.^[3] It is native to Thailand, Malesia (the Malayan peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, Maluku and the Philippines) and New Guinea.^[2]

As of October 2019, Plants of the World Online and the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World accept two extant species:^[1]^[2]

R.Br.
Copel.

Matonia sarmentosa is now placed in the genus Phanerosorus as (Baker) Copel.^[1]

Matonia has a fossil record extending back to the earliest part of the Jurassic period, with Matonia braunii being known from the Hettangian aged Mecsek Coal Formation of Hungary^[4] and Zagaje Formation of Poland.^[5]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (August 2019). "Matonia". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Version 8.10. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Matonia R.Br". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (1999). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. p. 1630. ISBN 9780849326776.
^ Barbacka, Maria; Kustatscher, Evelyn; Bodor, Emese R. (2019-03-01). "Ferns of the Lower Jurassic from the Mecsek Mountains (Hungary): taxonomy and palaeoecology". PalZ. 93 (1): 151–185. doi:10.1007/s12542-018-0430-8. ISSN 1867-6812.
^ Barbacka, Maria; Pacyna, Grzegorz; Pieńkowski, Grzegorz; Ziaja, Jadwiga (2016-12-15). "New data about Matonia braunii (Göppert) Harris from the Early Jurassic of Poland and its ecology". Geological Quarterly. doi:10.7306/gq.1322.

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[CFLW-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (August 2019). "Matonia". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Version 8.10. Retrieved 2019-10-03.

[POWO_17145620-1-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Matonia R.Br". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-10-02.

[3] Quattrocchi, Umberto (1999). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. p. 1630. ISBN 9780849326776.

[4] Barbacka, Maria; Kustatscher, Evelyn; Bodor, Emese R. (2019-03-01). "Ferns of the Lower Jurassic from the Mecsek Mountains (Hungary): taxonomy and palaeoecology". PalZ. 93 (1): 151–185. doi:10.1007/s12542-018-0430-8. ISSN 1867-6812.

[5] Barbacka, Maria; Pacyna, Grzegorz; Pieńkowski, Grzegorz; Ziaja, Jadwiga (2016-12-15). "New data about Matonia braunii (Göppert) Harris from the Early Jurassic of Poland and its ecology". Geological Quarterly. doi:10.7306/gq.1322.

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