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Matonia
Also called Tracheophytes
Matonia is a small genus of ferns from Southeast Asia and New Guinea, with two accepted species, Matonia pectinata and Matonia foxworthyi. Its members are grown for their fan-like fronds and need warm, humid, shaded conditions.
Matonia is a genus of fern, named for English botanist William George Maton. It is native to Thailand, Malesia (the Malayan peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, Maluku and the Philippines) and New Guinea.
As of October 2019, Plants of the World Online and the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World accept two extant species:
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