Matoniaceae

Matonia R.Br.

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 7 May 2025

Matonia foxworthyi Copel., PJS 3c (1908) 343; Kato, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 3 (1998) 292; Amoroso et al., PJS 154 (2025) 379. Distribution: Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Moluccas, New Guinea, Philippines. DINAGAT, MINDORO, SIBUYAN. Notes: P.B. Pelser (7-May-25): contrary to Amoroso et al. (2025), Matonia foxworthyi was first reported from Dinagat in Co's Digital Flora of the Philippines in 2014 based on photos taken by Pelser & Barcelona. (420-)750-2100m. DAO category: Endangered. Native.
Matonia pectinata R.Br., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 1 (1829) 16; Kato, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 3 (1998) 291. Distribution: Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Sumatra, Thailand. MINDORO. Notes: J.F. Barcelona (18-Sep-23): Known from the Philippines from Stone et al. PPI 755 (US). (90-)750-2000m. Native.

Last edited by Julie F. Barcelona, 13 July 2019

Phanerosorus major Diels, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11 (1932) 311; Kato, Fl. Males. ser. 2, 3 (1998) 294. Distribution: Moluccas, New Guinea, Philippines. SAMAR. Notes: 0-600m. DAO category: Endangered. Native.

Amoroso, VB, PJF Orias, JC Nobleza, AJD Lagumbay, IA Adlaon, MCS Salolog & FP Coritico. 2025. New distribution record of Matonia foxworthyi Copel. from Mt. Redondo, Dinagat Islands, the Philippines, with insights on its anatomy and ecology. Philippine Journal of Science 154: 379-385.
Barcelona, JF & PB Pelser. 2014. Phanerosorus (Matoniaceae), a new fern genus record for the Philippines. Phytotaxa 170: 133-135.
Kato, M. 1993. A taxonomic study of the genus Matonia (Matoniaceae). Blumea 38: 167-172
Kato, M. 1998. Matoniaceae. Flora Malesiana series 2, 3: 289-294