Microgramma
Microgramma heterophylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Polypodiaceae
Subfamily: Polypodioideae
Genus: Microgramma
C.Presl[1]
Species

See text.

Synonyms[1]
  • Anapeltis J.Sm.
  • Craspedaria Link
  • Goniophlebium sect. Lopholepis J.Sm.
  • Lopholepis (J.Sm.) J.Sm.
  • Microgramma subg. Solanopteris (Copel.) Lellinger
  • Solanopteris Copel.

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

The following species are accepted:[1]

Species name Authority Distribution
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[lower-alpha 1] (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

  1. 1 2 3 Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (January 2020). "Microgramma". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Version 8.20. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 3 Flora of North America: the genus Microgramma . accessed 6 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Microgramma". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "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)
  6. ↑ "Microgramma C.Presl". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-09-03– and associated subpages.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network)-Global Web v 1.9.6.2: Taxonomy report for Microgramma
  9. ↑ Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Microgramma
  10. ↑ KBD: Kew Bibliographic Databases: Search results for Microgramma

Notes

  1. ↑ 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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