Microgramma (plant)
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| Microgramma heterophylla | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Polypodiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Polypodioideae |
| Genus: | Microgramma C.Presl[1] |
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Microgramma is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Polypodioideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).[2] They are commonly known as vine ferns or snakeferns.[3][4]
Species
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The following species are accepted:[1]
| Species name | Authority | Distribution |
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| Microgramma baldwinii | Brade | Northwestern South America & Brazil |
| Microgramma bifrons | (Hook.) Lellinger | Western South America |
| Microgramma bismarckii | (Rauh) B.León | Western South America |
| Microgramma brunei | (Wercklé ex Christ) Lellinger | Northern Latin America & Mexico |
| Microgramma cordata | (Desv.) Crabbe | Bolivia |
| Microgramma crispata | (Fée) R.M.Tryon & A.F.Tryon | Eastern Brazil |
| Microgramma dictyophylla | (Kunze ex Mett.) de la Sota | Northern South America |
| Microgramma fosteri | B.León & H.Beltrán | Peru |
| Microgramma geminata | (Schrad.) R.M.Tryon & A.F.Tryon | Parts of northern South America |
| Microgramma heterophylla | (L.) Wherry | Florida (US), Latin America, recorded from New Zealand & Norway |
| Microgramma latevagans | (Maxon & C.Chr.) Lellinger | Peru & Bolivia |
| Microgramma lindbergii | (Mett.) Sota | South America |
| Microgramma lycopodioides | (L.) Copel. | Central South America to southern Mexico |
| Microgramma mauritiana | (Willd.) Tardieu | Central to southern Africa incl. Madagascar, extinct from India |
| Microgramma megalophylla | (Desv.) de la Sota | Northern to central South America |
| Microgramma microsoroides | Salino, T.E.Almeida & A.R.Sm. | Espírito Santo (Brazil) |
| Microgramma x moraviana | L.D.Gómez | Costa Rica |
| Microgramma mortoniana | de la Sota | South-central South America |
| Microgramma nana ? | (Liebm.) T.E.Almeida | Northern Latin America |
| Microgramma nitida | (J.Sm.) A.R.Sm. | Northern Latin America |
| Microgramma percussa ? | (Cav.) de la Sota | South America |
| Microgramma persicariifolia | C.Presl | Northern South America |
| Microgramma piloselloides | (L.) Copel | Central to northern Latin America |
| Microgramma recreense | (Hieron.) Lellinger | Ecuador |
| Microgramma reptans | (Cav.) A.R.Sm. | Northern South America |
| Microgramma rosmarinifolia | (Kunth) R.M.Tryon & A.F.Tryon | Western South America |
| Microgramma squamulosa | (Kaulf.) de la Sota, 1961 | Brazil |
| Microgramma tecta | (Kaulf.) Alston | Central to northern South America |
| Microgramma thurnii | (Baker) R.M.Tryon & Stolze | Central to northern South America |
| Microgramma tobagensis | (C.Chr.) C.D.Adams & Baksh.-Com | Northwestern South America and Brazil |
| Microgramma tuberosa[a] (EN) | (Maxon) Lellinger | Ecuador |
| Microgramma ulei | (Hieron.) Stolze | Western South America |
| Microgramma vacciniifolia | (Langsd. & Fisch.) Copel. | Central to northern South America |
| References for this table:[5][6][7] | ||
Distribution
Species in the genus are native to tropical ecoregions in the Americas and Africa.[3][8]
Regions and countries include: Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, South America (including Argentina and Brazil), tropical Africa, southern Africa, and western Indian Ocean islands.[3][4][9][10]
References
- ^ a b c Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (January 2020). "Microgramma". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Version 8.20. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
- ^ PPG I (2016). "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 54 (6): 563–603. doi:10.1111/jse.12229. S2CID 39980610.
- ^ a b c Flora of North America: the genus Microgramma . accessed 6 September 2016.
- ^ a b USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Microgramma". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "Microgramma C.Presl | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-09-03– And associated subpages.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Microgramma C.Presl". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-09-03– and associated subpages.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Navarrete, H.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Microgramma tuberosum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43734A10825087. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43734A10825087.en. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ 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
Notes
- ^ Spelled tuberosum on the IUCN redlist.
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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