113.200 Selaginella P. Beauv.

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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.

Zambia: 7 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Provinces	Content
dregei (C. Presl) Hieron.	N,C,S	Lk	Description, Image
goudotiana Spring var. abyssinica (Spring) Bizarri	N,W,C,S	Nw,S	Description, Image
imbricata (Forssk.) Spring ex Decne.	S	Lk,S	Description, Image
mittenii Baker	N,C,S		Description, Image
njam-njamensis Hieron.	E	E,W	Description
subisophylla Jermy	N	Lp	Description
tenerrima A. Braun ex Kuhn	N,E	N	Description

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Flora of Botswana: Selaginella
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Selaginella

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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Selaginella
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Wikipedia: Selaginella