Genus of ferns
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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(September 2023 )
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 [ 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
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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