Open AccessDanaea (Marattiaceae) revisited: biodiversity, a new classification and ten new species of a neotropical fern genus
Author(s) -
CHRISTENHUSZ MAARTEN J. M.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
botanical journal of the linnean society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.872
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1095-8339
pISSN - 0024-4074
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2010.01061.x
Subject(s) - fern , biology , subgenus , genus , monophyly , identification key , biodiversity , key (lock) , zoology , botany , ecology , phylogenetics , clade , biochemistry , gene
Revision of the Neotropical fern genus Danaea (Marattiaceae) has resulted in the recognition of ten new species, which are here for the first time presented to the scientific audience. Morphological and molecular data suggest that the genus consists of three monophyletic subgenera that are circumscribed here. A key is provided to aid species identification. The geographical ranges of the species are summarized and discussed with regard to speciation. © 2010 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society , 2010, 163 , 360–385.