''Marattia'' is a small genus of primitive, large, fleshy
eusporangiate ferns. It is the type genus of the family
Marattiaceae, order
Marattiales and class
Marattiopsida.
Formerly considered to be a much larger genus, genetic analysis has shown that ''Marattia'' in the broad sense was paraphyletic, and subsequently the genera ''
Ptisana'' and ''
Eupodium
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'' were split off.
Except for one species in
Hawaii, the genus is
neotropical.
The plants are large and terrestrial, with more or less erect rhizomes and fronds being 2-5 times
pinnate. Sporangia are fused into
synangia, and spores are monolete.
Basal chromosome count is ''2n=80''. The type species is ''M. alata''.
Species list
*''
Marattia alata''
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Jamaica and
Cuba
*''
Marattia douglasii''
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History
Ancient history
Since grains ha ...
– pala, kapua ilio, or Hawaii potato fern;
Hawaii
*''
Marattia excavata''
Underw.
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Early life and career
He was born in New Woodstock, New York. He enrolled at Syracuse University in 18 ...
–
Mexico to
Panama
*''
Marattia interposita''
Christ –
Guatemala
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to
Panama
*''
Marattia laxa''
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–
Mexico to
Panama
*''
Marattia weinmanniifolia''
Liebm. – southern
Mexico to
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References
External links
{{Taxonbar, from=Q6755059
Marattiidae
Ferns of the Americas
Fern genera
Taxa named by Olof Swartz