Microgramma is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Polypodioideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). They are commonly known as vine ferns or snakeferns.Flora of North America: the genus Microgramma . accessed 6 September 2016.
Species
The following species are accepted: ImageSpecies nameAuthorityDistributionMicrogramma baldwiniiBradeNorthwestern South America & BrazilMicrogramma bifrons(Hook.) LellingerWestern South AmericaMicrogramma bismarckii(Rauh) B.LeónWestern South AmericaMicrogramma brunei (Wercklé ex Christ) LellingerNorthern Latin America & MexicoMicrogramma cordata(Desv.) CrabbeBoliviaMicrogramma crispata (Fée) R.M.Tryon & A.F.TryonEastern BrazilMicrogramma dictyophylla(Kunze ex Mett.) de la SotaNorthern South AmericaMicrogramma fosteriB.León & H.BeltránPeruMicrogramma geminata (Schrad.) R.M.Tryon & A.F.TryonParts of northern South AmericaMicrogramma heterophylla(L.) WherryFlorida (US), Latin America, recorded from New Zealand & NorwayMicrogramma latevagans(Maxon & C.Chr.) LellingerPeru & BoliviaMicrogramma lindbergii(Mett.) SotaSouth AmericaMicrogramma lycopodioides(L.) Copel.Central South America to southern MexicoMicrogramma mauritiana(Willd.) TardieuCentral to southern Africa incl. Madagascar, extinct from IndiaMicrogramma megalophylla(Desv.) de la SotaNorthern to central South AmericaMicrogramma microsoroidesSalino, T.E.Almeida & A.R.Sm.Espírito Santo (Brazil)Microgramma × moravianaL.D.GómezCosta RicaMicrogramma mortonianade la SotaSouth-central South AmericaMicrogramma nana (Liebm.) T.E.AlmeidaNorthern Latin AmericaMicrogramma nitida(J.Sm.) A.R.Sm.Northern Latin AmericaMicrogramma percussa (Cav.) de la SotaSouth AmericaMicrogramma persicariifoliaC.PreslNorthern South AmericaMicrogramma piloselloides(L.) CopelCentral to northern Latin AmericaMicrogramma recreense(Hieron.) LellingerEcuadorMicrogramma reptans(Cav.) A.R.Sm.Northern South AmericaMicrogramma rosmarinifolia(Kunth) R.M.Tryon & A.F.TryonWestern South AmericaMicrogramma squamulosa(Kaulf.) de la Sota, 1961BrazilMicrogramma tecta (Kaulf.) AlstonCentral to northern South AmericaMicrogramma thurnii (Baker) R.M.Tryon & StolzeCentral to northern South AmericaMicrogramma tobagensis (C.Chr.) C.D.Adams & Baksh.-ComNorthwestern South America and BrazilMicrogramma tuberosa ()(Maxon) LellingerEcuadorMicrogramma ulei(Hieron.) StolzeWestern South AmericaMicrogramma vacciniifolia(Langsd. & Fisch.) Copel.Central to northern South AmericaReferences for this table:
Distribution
Species in the genus are native to tropical ecoregions in the Americas and Africa.GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network)-Global Web v 1.9.6.2: Taxonomy report for Microgramma
Regions and countries include: Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, South America (including Argentina and Brazil), tropical Africa, southern Africa, and western Indian Ocean islands.Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: MicrogrammaKBD: Kew Bibliographic Databases: Search results for Microgramma
References
Notes
Further reading Schneider, H. et al. 2004. Unraveling the phylogeny of polygrammoid ferns (Polypodiaceae and Grammitidaceae): exploring aspects of the diversification of epiphytic plants. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 31:1041-1063. Salino, A., et al., 2008, A new species of Microgramma (Polypodiaceae) from Brazil and recircumscription of the genus based on phylogenetic evidence, Systematic Botany, 33(4): 630–635.
External links Efloras.org: Genus Microgramma treatment in Flora of North America