Swartz, O. (1788), Nova Genera & Species Plantarum seu Prodromus: 8, 128 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Marattia alata Sw.

Smith, J.E. in Rees, A. (ed.) (1812), Marattia. The Cyclopaedia 22(44): [unnumbered page] [secondary reference]

Presl, C.B. [K.B.] (1845), Supplementum tentaminis pteridographiae: 8 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1874), Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland: 66 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "In honour of J. F. Maratti, of Tuscany, a writer upon ferns."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 137 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 638 [secondary reference]

Camus, J.M. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1990), Marattiaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 1: 179-180, Figs. 88F, 90A-C, 90F [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 554, 556 [secondary reference]

Camus, J.M. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Marattiaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 111-112 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Marrattia Sw. orth. var.

• APC Dist.: Qld, LHI, NI

Murdock, A.G. (2008), A taxonomic revision of the eusporangiate fern family Marattiaceae, with description of a new genus Ptisana. Taxon 57(3): 744 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Ptisana Murdock legitimate by Presl, C.B. [K.B.] (1845), Supplementum tentaminis pteridographiae: 8

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 523 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Marrattia Sw. orth. var.

• APC Dist.: Qld, LHI, NI

Christenhusz, M.J.M., Zhang, X.C. & Schneider, H. (2011), A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns. Phytotaxa 19: 10 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Marrattia Sw. orth. var.

• APC Comment: A widespread taxon previously recorded for Australia. Australian taxa in this genus are now either placed in Ptisana Murdock, or are considered misapplications to species of Ptisana in Australia.

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