Marattia

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

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Read about Marattia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Marattia (name from J. F. Maratti, an Italian botanist of the 17th century). Marattiaceae. A genus of large, coarse-lvd. stipulate tropical ferns with the large fleshy sporangia borne in boat-shaped groups on the under surface of the lf. The species are strong- growing and ornamental, some of them reaching considerable size. Besides the following, there are several American species which deserve cult. For cult. requirements, see Angiopteris, p. 1214. M. Stanleyana, Hort., has not been sufficiently described to be identifiable. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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