Eupodium

Eupodium is a genus of ferns in the family Marattiaceae native to the Neotropics. Traditionally, many taxonomists have included Eupodium within the genus Marattia (along with Ptisana). However, Eupodium is distinctive among the Marattiaceae in only having one frond at a time (occasionally two), bearing awns along veins, and having stalked synangia. Molecular phylogenetic studies and morphological studies of extant and fossil taxa support the recognition of Eupodium as a lineage distinct from Marattia.[1][2][3] The genus currently has three recognized species.[4]

Eupodium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Marattiales
Family: Marattiaceae
Genus: Eupodium
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Species

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The basal chromosome number for this genus is unknown. The type species is Eupodium kaulfussii.

Species

The genus includes the following species:

  • Eupodium laeve (Sm.) Murdock
  • Eupodium kaulfussii (J. Sm.) J. Sm.
  • Eupodium pittieri (Maxon) Christenh.

References
  1. Murdock, Andrew G. (2008). "Phylogeny of marattioid ferns (Marattiaceae) inferring a root in the absence of a closely related outgroup". American Journal of Botany. 95 (5): 626–641. doi:10.3732/ajb.2007308. PMID 21632388.
  2. Murdock, Andrew G. (2008). "A taxonomic revision of the eusporangiate fern family Marattiaceae, with description of a new genus Ptisana". Taxon. 57 (3): 737–755.
  3. Rothwell, Gar W. (2018). "Resolving the overall pattern of marattialean fern phylogeny". American Journal of Botany. 105: 1304–1314. doi:10.1002/ajb2.1115. PMID 30001474.
  4. Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. (2010). "Revision of the Neotropical fern genus Eupodium (Marattiaceae)". Kew Bulletin. 65: 1–7. doi:10.1007/s12225-010-9178-3.
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