113.200 Selaginella
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Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970) Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca
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. Mozambique: 9 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| dregei (C. Presl) Hieron. | T,MS,M | Description, Image |
| eublepharis A. Braun apud Hieron. | Z,M | Description |
| goudotiana Spring var. abyssinica (Spring) Bizarri | N,T,MS | Description, Image |
| imbricata (Forssk.) Spring ex Decne. | T,MS | Description, Image |
| kraussiana (Kunze) A. Braun | Z,MS | Description, Image |
| mittenii Baker | N,MS | Description, Image |
| nivea Alston subsp. nivea | GI | Description |
| njamnjamensis Hieron. | N,Z | Description |
| tenerrima A. Braun ex Kuhn | MS | Description |
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