Matonia

Matonia
Matonia pectinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Pteridophyta
Class:Polypodiopsida/Pteridopsida
(disputed)
Order:Gleicheniales
Family:Matoniaceae
Genus:Matonia
R.Br. ex Wall. 1829

Matonia is a genus of fern native to Malesia, named for English botanist William George Maton.[1] There are two extant species.

References

  1. Quattrocchi, Umberto (1999). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. p. 1630. ISBN 9780849326776.


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