''Microgramma'' 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 ...

s in the family

Polypodiaceae Polypodiaceae is a Family (biology), family of ferns. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), the family includes around 65 genus, genera and an estimated 1,650 species and is placed in the order Polypodiales, suborder ...

, subfamily

Polypodioideae Polypodioideae is a subfamily belonging to the fern family Polypodiaceae, which is a member of the suborder Polypodiineae in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Alternatively, the subfamily may be treated as the ...

, according to the

Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group (PPG) is an informal international group of systematic botanists who collaborate to establish on the classification of pteridophytes ( lycophytes and ferns) that reflects knowledge about plant relationships discove ...

classification of 2016 (PPG I). They are commonly known as vine ferns or snakeferns.Flora of North America: the genus ''Microgramma''
. accessed 6 September 2016.

Species

The following species are accepted:

Distribution

Species in the genus are native to tropical ecoregions in the

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and

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. Regions and countries include:

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, the

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(including Argentina and Brazil),

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, and western

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islands.KBD: Kew Bibliographic Databases: Search results for ''Microgramma''
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References

Notes

External links

Efloras.org: Genus ''Microgramma'' treatment in Flora of North America
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