Stromatopteris Explained

Stromatopteris is a genus of ferns in the family Gleicheniaceae, endemic to New Caledonia. The only species in the genus is Stromatopteris moniliformis.^{[1] [2]} Its closest relative is the more widespread genus Gleichenia.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Brownlie, G. (1069). Ptéridophytes. In Flore de La Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances, edited by A. Aubréville, 3:1–307. Paris: Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle.
2. Morat, P., T. Jaffré, F. Tronchet, J. Munzinger, Y. Pillon, J. M. Veillon, and M. Chalopin (2012). The taxonomic reference base Florical and characteristics of the native vascular flora of New Caledonia. Adansonia 34 (2): 179–221. https://dx.doi.org/10.5252/a2012n2a1
3. Pryer, K. M., E. Schuettpelz, P. G. Wolf, H. Schneider, A. R. Smith, and R. Cranfill (2004). Phylogeny and Evolution of Ferns (Monilophytes) with a Focus on the Early Leptosporangiate Divergences. American Journal of Botany 91 (10): 1582–98.