Matonia
Genus of ferns
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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]
| Matonia Temporal range: | |
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| 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] | |
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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]
