Matonia

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]

Matonia
Temporal range:
Matonia pectinata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Gleicheniales
Family: Matoniaceae
Genus: Matonia
R.Br.[1][2]
Synonyms[1]
  • Prionopteris Wall.

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]

  • Matonia pectinata R.Br.
  • Matonia foxworthyi Copel.

Matonia sarmentosa is now placed in the genus Phanerosorus as Phanerosorus sarmentosus (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
  1. Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (August 2019). "Matonia". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Version 8.10. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  2. "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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