Microgramma (plant)
| Microgramma | |
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| Microgramma heterophylla | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Polypodiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Polypodioideae |
| Genus: | Microgramma C.Presl[1] |
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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[update], Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World accepted the following species:[1]
- Microgramma baldwinii Brade
- Microgramma bifrons (Hook.) Lellinger
- Microgramma bismarckii (Rauh) B.León
- Microgramma brunei (Wercklé ex Christ) Lellinger
- Microgramma cordata (Desv.) Crabbe
- Microgramma crispata (Fée) R.M.Tryon & A.F.Tryon
- Microgramma dictyophylla (Kunze ex Mett.) de la Sota
- Microgramma fosteri B.León & H.Beltrán
- Microgramma geminata (Schrad.) R.M.Tryon & A.F.Tryon
- Microgramma heterophylla (L.) Wherry
- Microgramma latevagans (Maxon & C.Chr.) Lellinger
- Microgramma lindbergii (Mett.) de la Sota
- Microgramma lycopodioides (L.) Copel.
- Microgramma mauritiana (Willd.) Tardieu
- Microgramma megalophylla (Desv.) de la Sota
- Microgramma microsoroides Salino, T.E.Almeida & A.R.Sm.
- Microgramma × moraviana L.D.Gómez
- Microgramma mortoniana de la Sota
- Microgramma nitida (J.Sm.) A.R.Sm.
- Microgramma percussa (Cav.) de la Sota
- Microgramma persicariifolia (Schrad.) C.Presl
- Microgramma piloselloides (L.) Copel.
- Microgramma recreense (Hieron.) Lellinger
- Microgramma reptans (Cav.) A.R.Sm.
- Microgramma rosmarinifolia (Kunth) R.M.Tryon & A.F.Tryon
- Microgramma squamulosa (Kaulf.) de la Sota
- Microgramma tecta (Kaulf.) Alston
- Microgramma thurnii (Baker) R.M.Tryon & Stolze
- Microgramma tobagensis (C.Chr.) C.D.Adams & Baksh.-Com.
- Microgramma tuberosa (Maxon) Lellinger
- Microgramma ulei (Hieron.) Stolze
- Microgramma vaccinifolia (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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Flora of North America: the genus Microgramma . accessed 6 September 2016.
- ^ a b USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Microgramma". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network)-Global Web v 1.9.6.2: Taxonomy report for Microgramma
- ^ Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Microgramma
- ^ 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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