https://www.gardenology.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Marattiaceae 2026-04-10T13:49:29Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.0 https://www.gardenology.org/w/index.php?title=Marattiaceae&diff=23982&oldid=prev 2009-05-04T22:34:46Z

<p>New page: __NOTOC__{{Plantbox | name = &#039;&#039;Marattiaceae&#039;&#039; | common_names = &lt;!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank --&gt; | color = IndianRed | image = Upload.png &lt;!--- Freesia.jpg --&gt; | ...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>__NOTOC__{{Plantbox<br /> | name = &#039;&#039;Marattiaceae&#039;&#039;<br /> | common_names = &lt;!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank --&gt;<br /> | color = IndianRed<br /> | image = Upload.png &lt;!--- Freesia.jpg --&gt;<br /> | image_width = 240px &lt;!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical --&gt;<br /> | image_caption = &lt;!--- eg. Cultivated freesias --&gt;<br /> | regnum = Plantae<br /> | divisio = Pteridophyta<br /> | classis = Filicinae<br /> | ordo = Marattiales<br /> | familia = Marattiaceae<br /> }}<br /> Marattiaceae is a family of the order [[Marattiales]] of the sub-class [[Eusporangiatae]] of the [[class]] [[Filicinae]] of the [[Pteridophyta]] [[Division]] (phyllum) of the [[plant]] kingdom.{{SCH}}<br /> <br /> Marattiaceae (from the genus Marattia, named in honor of Maratti, Italian botanist). Marattia Family. Fig. 1. Stately tropical ferns with thickened, often erect, stems: leaves usually very large, from nearly entire to several times pinnate, circinate, inclosed when young by the prominent stipules: indusium present or absent: sporangia in sori on the under face of the leaf, either separate or united into a capsule-like body (synangium); the walls several cells in thickness; annulus wanting, or greatly reduced; dehiscence by clefts, pores, or, in case of the “synangia,” first by valves and then by slits: prothallium a green heart-shaped thallus on the surface of the soil, sometimes branched.{{SCH}}<br /> <br /> Four genera and about 23 species are found in tropical regions, but extend into the south temperate zone. The fern-like habit, the prominent stipules, the thick-walled sporangia borne in sori or synangia, the absence of a well-developed annulus, and the green thalloid emersed prothallia, are important characteristics. The family is probably very old geologically.{{SCH}}<br /> <br /> The thick, starchy stem of Angiopteris and some Marattias are locally used for food. The fleshy stipules of Marattia fraxinea are eaten; the spicy leaves of some species are used to season food. The slime from the stipules of M. Douglasii is used medicinally by the Hawaiians.{{SCH}}<br /> <br /> Three genera are known to American horticulture and are occasionally grown as ornamental greenhouse plants: Angiopteris, Danaea, and Marattia, representing less than a half-dozen cultivated species.{{SCH}}<br /> <br /> ==Gallery==<br /> {{photo-sources}}&lt;!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery --&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:Upload.png| photo 1<br /> Image:Upload.png| photo 2<br /> Image:Upload.png| photo 3<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963<br /> &lt;!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener&#039;s Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --&gt;<br /> &lt;!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --&gt;<br /> &lt;!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *{{wplink}}<br /> <br /> {{stub}}<br /> [[Category:Categorize]]</div>

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