Mankyua
| Mankyua | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Psilotopsida |
| Order: | Ophioglossales |
| Family: | Ophioglossaceae |
| Genus: | Mankyua |
| Species: | M. chejuense |
| Binomial name | |
| Mankyua chejuense B.-Y. Sun, M.H. Kim, & C.H. Kim | |
Mankyua is a recently discovered plant, a single species in its own genus. It is a fern in the Ophioglossales. Its only species, M. chejuense,[1] grows only on a small Korean island, Cheju Island.
While this plant is clearly ophioglossoid in the broad sense, its precise cladistic position is uncertain. It has a fused sporangial structure similar to Ophioglossum, but a vegetative structure, with palmately-radiating pinnae, reminiscent of Helminthostachys. It may be a basal offshoot of the ophioglossoid clade sensu strictu.
References
Sun, B.-Y., M.H. Kim, C.H. Kim, and C.-W. Park. 2001. Mankyua (Ophioglossaceae): a new fern genus from Cheju Island, Korea. Taxon 50: 1019-1024.
Line Notes
- ↑ Sun et al. 2001.
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