Eupodium is a genus of
ferns in the family
Marattiaceae native to the
Neotropics. Traditionally, many taxonomists have included
Eupodium within the genus
Marattia (along with
Ptisana). However,
Eupodium is distinctive among the
Marattiaceae in only having one
frond at a time (occasionally two), bearing awns along veins, and having stalked
synangia, and one recent molecular phylogenetic study supported the recognition of
Eupodium as a lineage distinct from
Marattia. The genus currently has three recognized species.
