Marattia salicina Sm.

Details

Name scientific

Marattia salicina Sm. in Rees, Cycl. 22 (1812)

Preferred name

Ptisana salicina (Sm.) Murdock

Taxonomy reference

Murdock, A.G. 2008: A taxonomic revision of the eusporangiate fern family Marattiaceae, with description of the new genus Ptisana. Taxon 57(3): 737–755.

Linked name

Marattia salicina

Nomenclature

Authors

Sm.

Original authors

Sm.

Publication place

Rees, A. 1812: The Cyclopaedia. London.

Year published

1812

Publication page

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Marattia salicina Sm.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Marattia salicina

Etymology

From the Latin salicinus (resembling willow, Salix), a reference to the shape of the pinnae.

Typification

Holotype: Norfolk Island (erroneously labelled “New South Wales”), Molesworth s.n., K (n.v.); (isotype: LINN-HS 1644-3!)

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Polypodiopsida

Order

Marattiales

Family

Marattiaceae

Genus

Marattia

Species

salicina

Vernacular names

Language of use: English

Language of use: Māori

Descriptions

Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Marattia salicina Sm.

Description

Caudex massive, irregular. Stipes up to 1 m. or more long; processes large, clasping. Fronds up to 4 m. long and 2 m. wide, about ovate-deltoid in outline, 2-pinnate (rarely 3-pinnate). Primary pinnae up to 1 m. long. Pinnules up to 3 dm. long 2 cm. wide, oblong, acuminate, very shortly stalked; margins incurved, sinuous. Synangia c.. 3 mm. long, submarginal, close-set; sporangia 8-12.

Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.