007.0000
Family
Marattiaceae Kaulf.; Enum. Filic. [Kaulfuss] 31 (1824), nom. cons.
6 genera, ca. 150 species
Species listed in database: 180; hybrids: 2
= Angiopteridaceae Fée ex Bommer; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 5: 359 (1866)
= Angiopteridoideae C.Presl; Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 18 (1845)
= Danaeoideae J.Williams; Man. Bot. [A.Eaton] , ed. 3: 566 (1855)
= Danaeaceae J.Agardh; Aphor. Bot. 117 (1822), nom. rej. prop.
= Christenseniaceae Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 10: 227-229 (1940)
= Marattioideae C.Presl; Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 8 (1845)
= Kaulfussiaceae Campb.; Evol. Land Pl. 333 (1940), nom. illeg.
= Kaulfussioideae Campb.; Struct. Moss. Ferns, ed. 2, 298, 300 (1905), nom. illeg.
007.0006
Genus
Ptisana Murdock; Taxon 57(3): 744 (2008)
Distribution: Trop. Old World, many New Guinea
Species listed in database: 35
species :
Ptisana africana
Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 3 (2018)
Distribution: Rwanda; Kenya; etc.
23 RWA 25 KEN
Remarks: fraxinea agg.
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia chevalieri Christ; Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 776 (1920), nom. nud.
species :
Ptisana ambulans
Murdock & C.W.Chen; PhytoKeys 170: 8 (2020)
Distribution: Solomon Isl. (New Georgia)
43 SOL
species :
Ptisana attenuata
(Labill.) Murdock; Taxon 57(3): 746 (2008)
Distribution: Bismarck Arch. (Admiralty Isl.); New Caledonia
43 BIS 60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia acuminata Willd. ex Kaulf.; Enum. Filic. [Kaulfuss] 33 (1824), has possibly priority, should be rejected
= Marattia attenuata Labill.; Sert. Austro-Caledon. 9, t. 13, 14 (1824)
= Marattia cooperi T.Moore; Florist & Pomol. 2: 149 (1863)
species :
Ptisana boivinii
(Mett. ex Ettingsh.) Senterre & Rouhan; Phytotaxa 158(1): 69 (2014)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia boivinii Mett. ex Ettingsh.; Farnkr. Jetztw. [Ettingshausen] 246, t. 178, f. 13-15 (1864)
species :
Ptisana boninensis
(Nakai) Yonek.; J. Jap. Bot. 86(4): 230 (2011)
Distribution: Bonin Isl. (Hahajima); Volcano Isl. (Kita-Iwojima)
38 KZN OGA
Conservation Status: IUCN I; VU in Japan
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia boninensis Nakai; J. Jap. Bot. 13: 3, f. 1, 2 (1937)
= Marattia tuyamae Nakai; J. Jap. Bot. 13: 5, f. 3 (1937)
species :
Ptisana costulisora
(Alston) Murdock; Taxon 57(3): 749 (2008)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia brassii Copel.; Philipp. J. Sci. 76: 23 (1941)
= Marattia costulisora Alston; J. Bot. 78: 228 (1940)
= Ptisana brassii (Copel.) Murdock; Syst. Mol. Evol. Marattioid Ferns 158 (2007), ineffectively published
species :
Ptisana decipiens
Murdock & C.W.Chen; PhytoKeys 170: 10 (2020)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New GUinea); Solomon Isl. (Malaita, Guadalcanal, Makira, New Georgia, Choiseul, Santa Ysabel)
42 NWG 43 SOL
variant :
var. delicata
Murdock & C.W.Chen; PhytoKeys 170: 13 (2020)
Distribution: Solomon Isl. (New Georgia, Santa Ysabel, Guadalcanal)
43 SOL
species :
Ptisana fraxinea
(Sm.) Murdock; Taxon 57(3): 746 (2008)
Distribution: Madagascar; Comores; Mauritius; La Réunion; India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
29 COM MAU MDG REU 40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia calliodous de Vriese; Monogr. Marattiac. [de Vriese & Harting]: 6 (1853)
= Marattia cuneiformis de Vriese; Monogr. Marattiac. [de Vriese & Harting]: 7: t. 3, f. 219, t. 4, f. 21 (1853)
= Marattia fraxinea Sm.; Pl. Icon. Ined. 2: t. 48 (1790) ex J. F. Gmel.
= Marattia macrophylla de Vriese; Monogr. Marattiac. [de Vriese & Harting]: 3: t. 3, f. 17 (1853)
= Marattia microcarpa Mett. ex Ettingsh.; Farnkr. Jetztw. [Ettingshausen] 246, t. 177, f. 7, 8 (1864)
= Marattia oppositifolia Sm.; Cycl. [A. Rees] (London ed.) 22 (1812)
= Marattia sorbifolia (Bory) Sw.; Syn. Fil. [Swartz] 168 (1806)
= Microsorum microcarpum (Mett.) Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 10: ? (1941)
= Myriotheca fraxinea (Sm.) Poir.; Encycl. [J. Lamarck et al.] 4: 404 (1797)
= Myriotheca fraxinifolia Bory; Voy. Îles Afrique 1: 266 (1804)
= Myriotheca sorbifolia Bory; Voy. Îles Afrique 1: 267 (1804)
= Ptisana microcarpa (Mett. ex Ettingsh.) Murdock; Syst. Mol. Evol. Marattioid Ferns (2007), ineffectively published
species :
Ptisana grandifolia
(Copel.) Murdock; Taxon 57(3): 748 (2008)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia grandifolia Copel.; Philipp. J. Sci. 6: 66 (1911)
= Marattia megaptera Copel.; Philipp. J. Sci. 76: 24 (1941)
species :
Ptisana howeana
(W.R.B.Oliv.) Murdock; Taxon 57(3): 749 (2008)
Distribution: Lord Howe Isl.; Norfolk Isl.
50 LHI NFK
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia fraxinea var. howeana W.R.B.Oliv.; Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 49: 125 (1917)
= Marattia howeana (W.R.B.Oliv.) P.S.Green; Kew Bull. 43(4): 655 (1988)
species :
Ptisana koordersii
(Alderw.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 3 (2018)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia koordersii Alderw.; Malayan Ferns Fern Allies, Suppl. 529 (1917)
species :
Ptisana laboudalloniana
Senterre & I.Fabre; Phytotaxa 158(1): 66 (2014)
Distribution: Seychelles
29 SEY
species :
Ptisana melanesica
(Kuhn) Murdock; Taxon 57(3): 748 (2008)
Distribution: Sulawesi; Moluccas (Seram); New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch. (New Hanover, ?New Ireland, Admiralty Isl., Rambutyo Isl.); Solomon Isl. (Bougainville, Choiseul, Guadalcanal, Kolombangara, Santa Ysabel, New Georgia, Rendova, Makira, Tetepare)
42 MOL NWG SUL 43 BIS SOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia coronata Copel.; Philipp. J. Sci. 76: 23 (1941)
= Marattia kingii Copel.; Philipp. J. Sci. 6: 66 (1911)
= Marattia melanesica Kuhn; Forschungsr. Gazelle, Bot. Alg. 4, Farne 2015, t. 3 (1889)
= Marattia tafaensis C.Chr.; Brittonia 2: 267, f. 1(a-b) (1937)
= Marattia werneri Rosenst.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 5: 44 (1908)
= Ptisana kingii (Copel.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 3 (2018)
= Ptisana werneri (Rosenst.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 3 (2018)
species :
Ptisana mertensiana
(C.Presl) Murdock; Taxon 57(3): 747 (2008)
Distribution: New Caledonia; Austral Isl. (Tubuai); Palau (Babeldaob, Koror); Fed. States of Micronesia (Pohnpei, Kosrae)
60 NWC 61 AUI 62 MIC PLU
Synonyms: hidden
= Gymnotheca mertensiana C.Presl; Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Ser. 5, 5: 321 (1848)
= Marattia mertensiana (C.Presl) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 415 (1906)
species :
Ptisana novoguineensis
(Rosenst.) Murdock; Taxon 57(3): 748 (2008)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch. (Admiralty Isl.)
42 NWG 43 BIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia novoguineensis Rosenst.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 342 (1912)
species :
Ptisana obesa
(Christ) Murdock; Taxon 57(3): 748 (2008)
Distribution: Sulawesi; New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG SUL
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia obesa Christ; Nova Guinea 8: 163 (1909)
species :
Ptisana odontosora
(Christ) Senterre & Rouhan; Phytotaxa 158(1): 70 (2014)
Distribution: Guinea
22 GUI
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia odontosora Christ; J. Bot. [Morot] 22: 19 (1909)
= Ptisana odontosora (Christ) Murdock; Syst. Mol. Evol. Marattioid Ferns (2007), ineffectively published (Ph. D. thesis)
species :
Ptisana oreades
(Domin) Murdock; Taxon 57(3): 748 (2008)
Distribution: Australia (E-Queensland)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia oreades Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 86: 219, f. 52, t. 5, f. 6, 7 (1913)
species :
Ptisana paleolata
(Alderw.) Govaerts & Christenh.; ined.
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia paleolata Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 2, 23: 16 (1916)
species :
Ptisana papuana
(Alderw.) Murdock & C.W.Chen; PhytoKeys 170: 14 (2020)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Solomon Isl. (New Georgia)
42 NWG 43 SOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia papuana Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 2, 23: 17 (1916)
species :
Ptisana pellucida
(C.Presl) Murdock; Taxon 57(3): 747 (2008)
Distribution: Taiwan (Lan Yu Isl.); Vietnam; Borneo (Sabah); Sulawesi; Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao)
38 TAI 41 VIE 42 BOR PHI SUL
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia haenkeana C.Presl; Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 11 (1845)
= Marattia pellucida C.Presl; Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 10 (1845)
= Marattia vestita Christ; Philipp. J. Sci. 2: 185 (1907)
species :
Ptisana platybasis
(Copel.) Murdock; Taxon 57(3): 749 (2008)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia platybasis Copel.; J. Arnold Arbor. 10: 174 (1929)
species :
Ptisana purpurascens
(de Vriese) Murdock; Taxon 57(3): 747 (2008)
Distribution: Ascension Isl. (Green Mt.)
28 ASC
Conservation Status: IUCN R, critically endangered
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia ascensionis J.Sm.; Cult. Ferns 79 (1857)
= Marattia ascensionis var. cristata J.Sm.; Cat. Ferns Kew 8 (1856), nom. nud.
= Marattia purpurascens de Vriese; Monogr. Marattiac. [de Vriese & Harting]: 7, t. 3, f. 19e, t. 4, f. 19 (1853)
species :
Ptisana rigida
(Alderw.) Murdock; Taxon 57(3): 749 (2008)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia rigida Alderw.; Nova Guinea 14: 32 (1924)
species :
Ptisana robusta
(Alston) Senterre & Rouhan; Phytotaxa 158(1): 70 (2014)
Distribution: São Tomé
23 SAO
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia robusta Alston; Suppl. Cat. Vasc. Pl. S. Tomé 8 (1956)
= Ptisana fraxinea var. robusta (Alston) Murdock; Taxon 57(3): 746 (2008)
species :
Ptisana rolandi-principis
(Rosenst.) Christenh.; Phytotaxa 19: 7-54 (2011)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia rolandi-principis Rosenst.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 162 (1911)
species :
Ptisana salicifolia
(Schrad.) Senterre & Rouhan; Phytotaxa 158(1): 70 (2014)
Distribution: Togo; Zambia; Malawi; E-Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (North West, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
22 TOG 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia dregeana C.Presl; Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 9 (1845)
= Marattia fraxinea var. salicifolia (Schrad.) C.Chr.; Cat. Pl. Madag., Pterid. 67 (1932)
= Marattia natalensis (Kunze) C.Presl; Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 9 (1845)
= Marattia salicifolia Schrad.; Gött. Gel. Anz. 920 (1818)
= Marattia salicifolia var. natalensis Kunze; Farrnkräuter 1,4: 79 (1841)
= Ptisana fraxinea var. salicifolia (Schrad.) Murdock; Taxon 57(3): 746 (2008)
species :
Ptisana salicina
(Sm.) Murdock; Taxon 57(3): 746 (2008)
Name: King fern, Para, Potato fern (NZ)
Distribution: Bismarck Arch. (Admiralty Isl.); Australia (Queensland); New Zealand (North Isl.); New Caledonia; Cook Isl. (Rarotonga); Marquesas Isl. (Nuku Hiva, Hiva Oa, Tahuata, Ua Huka, Ua Pou); Society Isl. (Tahiti, Raiatea, Tahaa, Moorea); Austral Isl. (Rapa Iti)
43 BIS 50 AUS 51 NZL 60 NWC 61 AUI COO MRQ SCI
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia cincta Copel.; Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 93: 6, t. 1C (1932)
= Marattia elegans Endl.; Prodr. Fl. Norfolk. [Endlicher] 6 (1833)
= Marattia fraxinea var. salicina (Sm.) Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 20: 219 (1915), pro syn.
= Marattia grantii Copel.; Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 93: 6, t. 1D (1932)
= Marattia salicina Sm.; Cycl. [A. Rees] (London ed.) 22: s.p. (1812)
= Marattia stokesii E.D.Br.; Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 89 [Fl. S. E. Polynesia II]: 103, f. 8 (1931)
species :
Ptisana sambucina
(Blume) Murdock; Taxon 57(3): 747 (2008)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; Vietnam; Sumatra; Borneo (Sabah, Sarawak, Kalimantan); Sulawesi; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Flores)
41 THA VIE 42 BOR JAW LSI SUL SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia rugulosa Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 2, 23: 17 (1916)
= Marattia sambucina Blume; Enum. Pl. Javae 2: 256 (1828)
= Marattia teysmanniana Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 2, 23: 18 (1916)
species :
Ptisana senterreana
Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 3 (2018)
Distribution: Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon
23 CMN EQG GAB
Remarks: fraxinea agg.
species :
Ptisana smithii
(Mett. ex Kuhn) Murdock; Taxon 57(3): 748 (2008)
Distribution: Bismarck Arch. (Admiralty Isl.); Solomon Isl. (Kolombangara, Rendova, etc.); Santa Cruz Isl.; Vanuatu; Fiji (Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Gau, Ovalau, Taveuni); American Samoa (Tutuila, Olosega, Ta´u); [Western] Samoa
43 BIS SOL 60 ASA FIJ SAM SCZ VAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia smithii Mett. ex Kuhn; Verh. K.K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 19: 584 (1869)
= Marattia sorbifolia Brack.; U.S. Expl. Exped., Filic. 16: 312 (1854), nom. illeg.
species :
Ptisana soluta
(Compton) Murdock & Petrie; Adansonia, Sér. 3, 45(3): 53-59 (2023)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia smithii f. soluta Compton; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 45(304): 456 (1922)
species :
Ptisana squamosa
(Christ) Murdock; Taxon 57(3): 748 (2008)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia squamosa Christ; Nova Guinea 8: 163 (1909)
species :
Ptisana sylvatica
(Blume) Murdock; Taxon 57(3): 747 (2008)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia; Sumatra; Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Kalimantan); Sulawesi; Palawan; Philippines (Luzon); Java; Moluccas; Bismarck Arch. (Admiralty Isl., New Hanover); Vanuatu; Fed. States of Micronesia
42 BOR JAW MLY MOL PHI PLW SUL SUM 43 BIS 60 VAN 62 MIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia brooksii Copel.; Philipp. J. Sci. 7: 59 (1912)
= Marattia caudata Copel.; Philipp. J. Sci. 9: 227 (1914)
= Marattia caudiformis Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 2, 28: 33 (1918)
= Marattia sylvatica Blume; Enum. Pl. Javae 2: 256 (1828)
= Ptisana brooksii (Copel.) Murdock; Syst. Mol. Evol. Marattioid Ferns 158 (2007), ineffectively published
= Ptisana caudata (Copel.) Murdock; Syst. Mol. Evol. Marattioid Ferns 158 (2007), ineffectively published
species :
Ptisana ternatea
(de Vriese) Murdock; Taxon 57(3): 747 (2008)
Distribution: Sulawesi; ?Philippines (?Luzon); Moluccas (Ternate, Seram); New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea, d´Entrecasteaux Arch.: Fergusson Isl.); Bismarck Arch. (New Britain); Solomon Isl. (Bougainville, Guadalcanal, Kolombangara, Makira, Malaita, New Georgia, Nggatokae, Ranongga, Rendova, Vangunu, Vella Lavella, Mono, Nggela Sule, Ulawa); Santa Cruz Isl. (Vanikoro)
42 MOL NWG SUL 43 BIS SOL 60 SCZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Marattia andaiensis Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 2, 23: 16 (1916) (fide Murdock 2008)
= Marattia dolichocarpa Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 2, 28: 33 (1918)
= Marattia ternatea de Vriese & Harting; Monogr. Marattiac. [de Vriese & Harting]: 4, t. III, f. 16 (1854)
