113.200 Selaginella P. Beauv.

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Jacobsen, W.B.G. (1983) The Ferns and Fern Allies of Southern Africa. Butterworths, Durban and Pretoria.

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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.

DRC: 12 taxa.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
auquieri BizarriDescription
cathedrifolia SpringDescription
chevalieri Hieron. ex Bonap.
congoensis AlstonDescription
kalbreyeri BakerDescription
kivuensis Bizarri
molliceps SpringDescription
myosurus (Sw.) AlstonDescription
shabaensis BizzariDescription
vanderystii Bizzari
vogelii SpringDescription
volubilis AlstonDescription

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Flora of Zimbabwe: Selaginella

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Selaginella
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iNaturalist: Selaginella
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Selaginella
JSTOR Plant Science: Selaginella
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Selaginella
Plants of the World Online: Selaginella
Tropicos: Selaginella
Wikipedia: Selaginella

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