Marattia Sw.

Potato fern (en)

Genus

Pteridophytes > Marattiales > Marattiaceae

Characteristics

Mature caudex massive, subglobose; fronds 2-3-pinnate, veins free. Sorus of a double row of sporangia fused into a synangium, oblong, at or near the tips of the veins. Synangium and sporangia dehiscing by a longitudinal slit.
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Sporangia in each group united laterally
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Images

Marattia unspecified picture

Distribution

Marattia world distribution map, present in New Zealand and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30019347-2
WFO ID wfo-4000023109
COL ID 5L67
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 446482
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Synonyms

Marattia Stibasia Gymnotheca Celanthera Discostegia

Lower taxons

Marattia alata Marattia excavata Marattia weinmanniifolia Marattia interposita Marattia laxa Marattia douglasii Marattia cicutifolia