Matonia

Matonia Temporal range: Early Jurassic–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Matonia pectinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Gleicheniales
Family:	Matoniaceae
Genus:	Matonia R.Br. [1] [2]
Type species
Matonia pectinata R.Br.
Synonyms [1]
PrionopterisWall.

Matonia is a genus of fern, named for English botanist William George Maton. ^[3] It is native to Thailand, Malesia (the Malayan peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, Maluku and the Philippines) and New Guinea. ^[2]

As of October 2019 ^[update] , Plants of the World Online and the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World accept two extant species: ^{[1] [2]}

• Matonia pectinata R.Br.
• Matonia foxworthyi Copel.

Matonia sarmentosa is now placed in the genus Phanerosorus as Phanerosorus sarmentosus (Baker) Copel. ^[1]

Matonia has a fossil record extending back to the earliest part of the Jurassic period, with Matonia braunii being known from the Hettangian aged Mecsek Coal Formation of Hungary ^[4] and Zagaje Formation of Poland. ^[5]

References

1. Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (August 2019). "Matonia". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Version 8.10. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
2. "Matonia R.Br". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
3. Quattrocchi, Umberto (1999). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. p. 1630. ISBN   9780849326776.
4. Barbacka, Maria; Kustatscher, Evelyn; Bodor, Emese R. (2019-03-01). "Ferns of the Lower Jurassic from the Mecsek Mountains (Hungary): taxonomy and palaeoecology". PalZ. 93 (1): 151–185. Bibcode:2019PalZ...93..151B. doi: 10.1007/s12542-018-0430-8 . hdl: 10831/50668 . ISSN   1867-6812.
5. Barbacka, Maria; Pacyna, Grzegorz; Pieńkowski, Grzegorz; Ziaja, Jadwiga (2016-12-15). "New data about Matonia braunii (Göppert) Harris from the Early Jurassic of Poland and its ecology". Geological Quarterly. 60 (4). doi: 10.7306/gq.1322 .