Taxonomy
Danaea kalevala
Diagnostic description
Danaea kalevala belongs to a complex of species that has traditionally been called D. nodosa.
It can easily be distinguished from that species by its enormous rhizomes that bear several rows of leaves.
It has many (13-16) pairs of lanceolate pinnae that are widest at the middle.
Lookalikes
- Danaea nodosa (L.) Sm.
- D. media Liebm.
- D. nigrescens Jenm.
- D. erecta Tuomisto & R.C.Moran
- D. grandifolia Underw.
Evolution
Danaea kalevala belongs to the ‘nodosa’-clade.
It is sister to a group uniting:
- D. grandifolia
- D. longicaudata
- D. media
- D. nodosa
The genus Danaea is sister to all other Marattiaceae (http://tolweb.org/Marattiaceae/134249).
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Morphology
Learn about the form and structure of Danaea kalevala.