''Matonia'' is a genus of

fern The ferns (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta) are a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. They differ from mosses by being vascular, i.e., having specialized tissue ...

, named for English botanist

William George Maton William George Maton M.D. (31 January 1774 – 30 March 1835) was an English physician, a society doctor who became associated with the British royal family. He published on natural history and antiquarian topics. Life The son of George Maton, ...

. It is native to

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

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(the Malayan peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, Maluku and the Philippines) and

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. , ''

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'' and the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' accept two

extant Extant or Least-concern species, least concern is the opposite of the word extinct. It may refer to: * Extant hereditary titles * Extant literature, surviving literature, such as ''Beowulf'', the oldest extant manuscript written in English * Exta ...

species: * ''

Matonia pectinata ''Matonia pectinata'' is a species of herbaceous fern in the family Matoniaceae. It was first described by Scottish botanist Robert Brown in 1829. It is native from peninsular Thailand southward to Sumatra. It is most noteworthy for its pedate ...

'' R.Br. * '' Matonia foxworthyi'' Copel. ''Matonia sarmentosa'' is now placed in the genus ''

Phanerosorus ''Phanerosorus'' is a genus of ferns in the family Matoniaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. History Following the C ...

'' as '' Phanerosorus sarmentosus'' (Baker) Copel. ''Matonia'' has a fossil record extending back to the earliest part of the

Jurassic The Jurassic ( ) is a Geological period, geologic period and System (stratigraphy), stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, approximately 143.1 Mya. ...

period, with ''Matonia braunii'' being known from the

Hettangian The Hettangian is the earliest age and lowest stage of the Jurassic Period of the geologic timescale. It spans the time between 201.3 ± 0.2 Ma and 199.3 ± 0.3 Ma (million years ago). The Hettangian follows the Rhaetian (part of the Triass ...

aged

Mecsek Coal Formation The Mecsek Coal Formation is a Jurassic geologic formation in Hungary. Indeterminate fossil ornithischian tracks have been reported from the formation.Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607. Vertebrate paleofauna Din ...

of Hungary and Zagaje Formation of Poland.

References

Gleicheniales Fern genera {{Polypodiidae-stub