113.200 Selaginella P. Beauv.
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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. 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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