Microgramma (plant)
| Microgramma | |
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| Microgramma heterophylla | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Pteridopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| (unranked): | Eupolypods I |
| Family: | Polypodiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Polypodioideae |
| Genus: | Microgramma C. Presl |
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| Synonyms | |
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Pleurogonium (C. Presl) Lindl. Solanopteris Copel. | |
Microgramma, with the common names of the vine ferns or snakeferns, is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae.[1][2]
Distribution
Species in the genus are native to tropical ecoregions in The Americas and/or Africa.[1][3]
Regions and countries include: Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, South America (including Argentina and Brazil), tropical Africa, southern Africa, and western Indian Ocean islands.[1][2][4][5]
Species
Species of Microgramma include (list may be incomplete):[1][6]
- Microgramma bifrons
- Microgramma dictyophylla
- Microgramma heterophylla (L.) Wherry. — Climbing vine fern, native to the Caribbean.[7]
- Microgramma latevagans
- Microgramma lycopodiodes (L.) Copel. — Tropical Africa, Madagascar; Mauritius, South Africa.[8]
- Microgramma megalophylla
- Microgramma mauritiana (Willd.) Tardieu. — endemic to Mauritius. Syn: Microgramma lycopodioides (L.) Copel.[9]
- Microgramma microsoroides
- Microgramma nitida — Mexico.
- Microgramma percussa
- Microgramma persicariifolia
- Microgramma piloselloides (L.) Copel. — northern Mexico.[10]
- Microgramma reptans (Cav.) A. R. Sm. —Chiapas (Mexico), Cuba, Central America, northern and western South America.[11] Syn: Microgramma ciliata (Willd.) Alston.[12]
- Microgramma squamulosa
- Microgramma tecta
- Microgramma tuberosa — Mexico, Central America, South America, Brazil.
- Microgramma tuberosum (Maxon) Lellinger. — endemic to Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador. IUCN Red List Endangered species.[13]
- Microgramma vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Copel. — Caribbean (Grenada, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago), Brazil, northern/southern/western South America.[14]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Flora of North America: the genus Microgramma . accessed 6 September 2016.
- 1 2 "Microgramma". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. 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
- ↑ GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Microgramma species links
- ↑ Flora of North America: Microgramma heterophylla
- ↑ GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network)-Global Web v 1.9.6.2: Microgramma lycopodiodes
- ↑ Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information on Microgramma mauritiana
- ↑ Flora del noroeste dé Mexico: Microgramma piloselloides
- ↑ GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network)-Global Web v 1.9.6.2: Microgramma reptans
- ↑ GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network)-Global Web v 1.9.6.2: Microgramma ciliata
- ↑ The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003: Microgramma tuberosum . accessed 6 September 2016.
- ↑ GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network)-Global Web v 1.9.6.2: Microgramma vacciniifolia
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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