Microgramma (plant)

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Microgramma
Microgramma heterophylla - Lyman Plant House, Smith College - DSC04269.JPG
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Polypodiaceae
Subfamily: Polypodioideae
Genus: Microgramma
C.Presl[1]
Species

See text.

Synonyms[1]
  • Anapeltis J.Sm.
  • Craspedaria Link
  • Goniophlebium sect. Lopholepis J.Sm.
  • Lopholepis (J.Sm.) J.Sm.
  • Microgramma subg. Solanopteris (Copel.) Lellinger
  • Solanopteris Copel.

Microgramma is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Polypodioideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).[2] They are commonly known as vine ferns or snakeferns.[3][4]

Species[]

As of February 2020, Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World accepted the following species:[1]

  • Brade
  • (Hook.) Lellinger
  • (Rauh) B.León
  • (Wercklé ex Christ) Lellinger
  • (Desv.) Crabbe
  • (Fée) R.M.Tryon & A.F.Tryon
  • (Kunze ex Mett.) de la Sota
  • B.León & H.Beltrán
  • (Schrad.) R.M.Tryon & A.F.Tryon
  • (L.) Wherry
  • (Maxon & C.Chr.) Lellinger
  • (Mett.) de la Sota
  • (L.) Copel.
  • (Willd.) Tardieu
  • (Desv.) de la Sota
  • Salino, T.E.Almeida & A.R.Sm.
  • L.D.Gómez
  • de la Sota
  • (J.Sm.) A.R.Sm.
  • (Cav.) de la Sota
  • (Schrad.) C.Presl
  • (L.) Copel.
  • (Hieron.) Lellinger
  • (Cav.) A.R.Sm.
  • (Kunth) R.M.Tryon & A.F.Tryon
  • (Kaulf.) de la Sota
  • (Kaulf.) Alston
  • (Baker) R.M.Tryon & Stolze
  • (C.Chr.) C.D.Adams & Baksh.-Com.
  • Microgramma tuberosa (Maxon) Lellinger
  • (Hieron.) Stolze
  • (Langsd. & Fisch.) Copel.

Distribution[]

Species in the genus are native to tropical ecoregions in the Americas and Africa.[3][5]

Regions and countries include: Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, South America (including Argentina and Brazil), tropical Africa, southern Africa, and western Indian Ocean islands.[3][4][6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (January 2020). "Microgramma". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Version 8.20. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  2. ^ PPG I (2016). "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 54 (6): 563–603. doi:10.1111/jse.12229. S2CID 39980610.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Flora of North America: the genus Microgramma . accessed 6 September 2016.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Microgramma". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. ^ GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network)-Global Web v 1.9.6.2: Taxonomy report for Microgramma
  6. ^ Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Microgramma
  7. ^ KBD: Kew Bibliographic Databases: Search results for Microgramma

Further reading[]

  • Schneider, H. et al. 2004. Unraveling the phylogeny of polygrammoid ferns (Polypodiaceae and Grammitidaceae): exploring aspects of the diversification of epiphytic plants. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 31:1041-1063.
  • Salino, A., et al., 2008, A new species of Microgramma (Polypodiaceae) from Brazil and recircumscription of the genus based on phylogenetic evidence, Systematic Botany, 33(4): 630–635.

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