Selaginellaceae
Selaginella

Selaginella flexuosa Spring

First published in Flora 21: 197 (1838)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to S. Tropical America. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Pacheco, L. & al. (2021). New fern and lycophyte records from the states of Oaxaca, Zacatecas, Puebla and San Luis Potosí, Mexico. American Fern Journal; a quarterly devoted to ferns 111: 46-50.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Vega-Betancur, S. Callejas, R., Testo, W. & Vasco, A. (2023). Sinopsis de Selaginella (Selaginellaceae) para el departamento de Antioquia, Colombia. Brittonia 75: 133-158. New York Botanical Garden.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Pacheco, L. & al. (2021). New fern and lycophyte records from the states of Oaxaca, Zacatecas, Puebla and San Luis Potosí, Mexico. American Fern Journal; a quarterly devoted to ferns 111: 46-50.
  • Vega-Betancur, S. Callejas, R., Testo, W. & Vasco, A. (2023). Sinopsis de Selaginella (Selaginellaceae) para el departamento de Antioquia, Colombia. Brittonia 75: 133-158. New York Botanical Garden.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1995 Glaziou, A.F.M. [4491] Brazil K000589102 Isosyntype Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Glaziou, A.F.M. [9353] Brazil K000589103 Holotype Yes
Dec 1, 1934 Burchell, W.J. [[3008]] Brazil K000589104 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 1, 1934 Glaziou, A.F.M. [s.n.] Brazil K000639235 Yes
Dec 1, 1934 Gaudichaud [s.n.] Brazil K000639234 Yes
Dec 1, 1934 Burchell, W.J. [3008] Brazil K000589105 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Spruce, R. [conf.4625] Peru Selaginella tarapotensis K000200294 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Spruce, R. [4625] Peru Selaginella tarapotensis K000200296 Holotype Yes

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0