113.200 Selaginella P. Beauv.
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Description of the genus
Description as for the family (only genus in the family) Derivation of name: selaginella: a small Selago, Linné gave this name to an angiosperm genus with similarly whorled leaves Worldwide: Worldwide distribution with about 700 species, most of them in the tropics. Zimbabwe: 8 taxa. |
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Species | FZ divisions | Content |
caffrorum (Milde) Hieron. | S | Description |
dregei (C. Presl) Hieron. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
goudotiana Spring var. abyssinica (Spring) Bizarri | N,E | Description, Image |
imbricata (Forssk.) Spring ex Decne.[LR-lc] | N,W,E | Description, Image |
kraussiana (Kunze) A. Braun | E | Description, Image |
mittenii Baker | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
nivea Alston subsp. nivea | S | Description |
perpusilla Baker[VU] | S | Description, Image |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Selaginella. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=5, retrieved 2 December 2024
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