Pteridophyta

Selaginellaceae

Literature

Burrows, J.E. (1990) Southern African Ferns and Fern Allies. Frandsen, Sandton.

Roux, J.P. (2001) Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13

Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970) Pteridophyta FZ

Description of the family

Terrestrial herbs, annual or perennial. Stems erect or creeping and mat forming, bearing aerial roots. Leaves ligulate, thin, either spirally arranged and ± similar in shape and size or dimorphic and 4-ranked, the lower (lateral leaves) patent, the upper (median leaves) appressed and pointing forwards. Sporangia dehiscent with 2 valves, borne singly in the axils of sporophylls arranged in cones.

Worldwide: 1 genus and 700 species, cosmopolitan.

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Links to genera: (1)

GenusContent
Selaginella P. Beauv.Description

Other sources of information about Selaginellaceae:

GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Selaginellaceae
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Copyright: Mark Hyde and Bart Wursten, 2007-10

Hyde, M.A. & Wursten, B. (2010). Flora of Mozambique: Family page: Selaginellaceae.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=208, retrieved 3 September 2010

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