''Microgramma'' 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 ...

s in the family

Polypodiaceae Polypodiaceae is a family of ferns. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), the family includes around 65 genera and an estimated 1,650 species and is placed in the order Polypodiales, suborder Polypodiineae. A broader ...

, subfamily

Polypodioideae Polypodioideae is a subfamily belonging to the fern family Polypodiaceae, which is a member of the suborder Polypodiineae in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Alternatively, the subfamily may be treated as the ...

, according to the

Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group, or PPG, is an informal international group of systematic botanists who collaborate to establish a consensus on the classification of pteridophytes (lycophytes and ferns) that reflects knowledge about plant relation ...

classification of 2016 (PPG I). They are commonly known as vine ferns or snakeferns.Flora of North America: the genus ''Microgramma''
. accessed 6 September 2016.

Species

, ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' accepted the following species: *'' Microgramma baldwinii'' Brade *'' Microgramma bifrons'' (Hook.) Lellinger *'' Microgramma bismarckii'' (Rauh) B.León *'' Microgramma brunei'' (Wercklé ex Christ) Lellinger *'' Microgramma cordata'' (Desv.) Crabbe *'' Microgramma crispata'' (Fée) R.M.Tryon & A.F.Tryon *'' Microgramma dictyophylla'' (Kunze ex Mett.) de la Sota *'' Microgramma fosteri'' B.León & H.Beltrán *'' Microgramma geminata'' (Schrad.) R.M.Tryon & A.F.Tryon *''

Microgramma heterophylla Microgramma may refer to: *Microgramma (plant), a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae *Microgramma (typeface) {{Disambiguation ...

'' (L.) Wherry *'' Microgramma latevagans'' (Maxon & C.Chr.) Lellinger *'' Microgramma lindbergii'' (Mett.) de la Sota *'' Microgramma lycopodioides'' (L.) Copel. *'' Microgramma mauritiana'' (Willd.) Tardieu *'' Microgramma megalophylla'' (Desv.) de la Sota *'' Microgramma microsoroides'' Salino, T.E.Almeida & A.R.Sm. * ''Microgramma'' × ''moraviana'' L.D.Gómez *'' Microgramma mortoniana'' de la Sota *'' Microgramma nitida'' (J.Sm.) A.R.Sm. *'' Microgramma percussa'' (Cav.) de la Sota *'' Microgramma persicariifolia'' (Schrad.) C.Presl *'' Microgramma piloselloides'' (L.) Copel. *'' Microgramma recreense'' (Hieron.) Lellinger *'' Microgramma reptans'' (Cav.) A.R.Sm. *'' Microgramma rosmarinifolia'' (Kunth) R.M.Tryon & A.F.Tryon *'' Microgramma squamulosa'' (Kaulf.) de la Sota *'' Microgramma tecta'' (Kaulf.) Alston *'' Microgramma thurnii'' (Baker) R.M.Tryon & Stolze *'' Microgramma tobagensis'' (C.Chr.) C.D.Adams & Baksh.-Com. *'' Microgramma tuberosa'' (Maxon) Lellinger *'' Microgramma ulei'' (Hieron.) Stolze *'' Microgramma vaccinifolia'' (Langsd. & Fisch.) Copel.

Distribution

Species in the genus are native to tropical ecoregions in the

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, the

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(including Argentina and Brazil),

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, and western

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islands.KBD: Kew Bibliographic Databases: Search results for ''Microgramma''
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References

External links

Efloras.org: Genus ''Microgramma'' treatment in Flora of North America
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