113.200 Selaginella P. Beauv.

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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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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
njam-njamensis Hieron.	N,Z	Description
tenerrima A. Braun ex Kuhn	MS	Description

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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Selaginella
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Selaginella