''Matonia'' is a genus of

fern A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta ) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. The polypodiophytes include all living pteridophytes except t ...

, named for English botanist

William George Maton William George Maton M.D. (31 January 1774 – 30 March 1835) was an English physician, a society doctor who became associated with the British royal family. He published on natural history and antiquarian topics. Life The son of George Maton, ...

. It is native to

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(the Malayan peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, Maluku and the Philippines) and

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. , ''

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'' and the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' accept two

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species: * '' Matonia pectinata'' R.Br. * '' Matonia foxworthyi'' Copel. ''Matonia sarmentosa'' is now placed in the genus ''

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'' as '' Phanerosorus sarmentosus'' (Baker) Copel. ''Matonia'' has a fossil record extending back to the earliest part of the

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period, with ''Matonia braunii'' being known from the

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aged

Mecsek Coal Formation The Mecsek Coal Formation is a Jurassic geologic formation in Hungary. Indeterminate fossil ornithischian tracks have been reported from the formation.Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607. Vertebrate paleofauna Dinos ...

of Hungary and Zagaje Formation of Poland.

References

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