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Selaginella P.Beauv.

This genus name was first published in Mag. Encycl. 9(5): 478 (1804)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000034966.

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Synonyms of Selaginella

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Lycopodioides Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 824 (1891) — wfo-1000071348
Stachygynandrum P.Beauv. Mag. Encycl. [J. Lamarck et al.] 9(5): 482 (1805) — wfo-1000071374
Bryodesma Soják Preslia 64(2): 154 (1993) wfo-4000005579
Didiclis P.Beauv. ex Mirb. Hist. Nat. Vég. [Lam. & Mirbel] 3: 477 (1802) wfo-4000011604
Diplostachyum P.Beauv. Mag. Encycl. 5: 481 ('Diplostachium'). (1804) wfo-4000012035
Gymnogyne P.Beauv. Mag. Encycl. 5: 480 (1804) wfo-4000016486
Hypopterygiopsis Sakurai Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 57: 255 (1943) wfo-4000018869
Lycopodioides Boehm. Def. Gen. Pl., ed. 3. 485. 1760 wfo-4000022508
Stachygynandrum P.Beauv. ex Mirb. Hist. Nat. Vég. 3: 477 (1802) wfo-4000036231
Heterophyllum C.Börn. – — wfo-4000043363
Polycocca Hill Gener. Nat. Hist., ed. 2 2(Hist. Pl.): 116. (1773) wfo-4000043410
Selaginoides Seg. Pl. Veron. 3: 51 (1754) wfo-4000043429
Selago P.Browne Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica 82. 1756 [10 Mar 1756] wfo-4000043433
Trispermium Hill Gener. Nat. Hist., ed. 2 2(Hist. Pl.): 112 (1773) wfo-4000043442
Gymnogynum P.Beauv. Mag. Encycl. 9(5): 480 (1804) wfo-4100001100
Boreoselaginella (Warb.) Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou Pl. Diversity 45(6): 646 (2023) wfo-4100003639
Afroselaginella Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou Pl. Diversity 45(6): 648 (2023) wfo-4100003641
Ericetorum (Jermy) Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou Pl. Diversity 45(6): 653 (2023) wfo-4100003642
Lepidoselaginella Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou Pl. Diversity 45(6): 656 (2023) wfo-4100003700
Megaloselaginella Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou Pl. Diversity 45(6): 656 (2023) wfo-4100003701
Austroselaginella Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou Pl. Diversity 45(6): 657 (2023) wfo-4100003703
Korallia Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou Pl. Diversity 45(6): 658 (2023) wfo-4100003704
Sinoselaginella Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou Pl. Diversity 45(6): 658 (2023) wfo-4100003705
Pulviniella (Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou) Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou Pl. Diversity 45(6): 659 (2023) wfo-4100003707
Chuselaginella Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou Pl. Diversity 45(6): 673 (2023) wfo-4100004083
Valdespinoa Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou Pl. Diversity 45(6): 672 (2023) wfo-4100004084
Kungiselaginella Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou Pl. Diversity 45(6): 676 (2023) wfo-4100004193

Species in Selaginella ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Selaginella:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella acipuiei Bizzarri – — wfo-0001120866
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella albidocincta Ching Fl. Xizang. 1: 21 (1983) wfo-0001233515
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella albomarginata Warb. Monsunia 1: 106, 119, no. 85, t. II f. B (1900) wfo-1200111951
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella albonitens f. typica Hieron. Hedwigia 58: 311 (1917) wfo-0001321100
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella alopecuroides f. alopecuroides – – wfo-1200097181
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella antimonanensis B.C.Tan & Jermy Fern Gaz. 12(3): 170 (1981) wfo-0001115878
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella antioquensis Valdespino, Vega‑B. & C.López Brittonia 76(4): 282 (2024) wfo-1000078329
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella arenicola subsp. arenicola – – wfo-0001111318
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella ascillifolia Alderw. – wfo-1000064176
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella ascillifolia var. ascillifolia – – wfo-1200097179
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella ascillifolia var. retroflexa Alderw. – wfo-1200096966
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella auquieri var. auquieri – Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 51(1-2): 220. 1981 wfo-0001316252
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella australiensis var. australiensis – – wfo-0001388073
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella australiensis var. normalis Domin Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): (1928) wfo-0001388077
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella axillifolia var. axillifolia – – wfo-1200097180
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella brasiliensis (Raddi) Lindm. Ark. Bot. 1: 264 (1903) wfo-0001328639
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella braunii f. hieronymi Alderw. Malayan Fern Allies 146 1915 — wfo-0001118776
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella caffrorum var. caffrorum – – wfo-0001316255
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella californica Spring – wfo-0001351361
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella caudata var. caudata – – wfo-1200097182
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella caudata var. commersonii Spring – wfo-1200096970
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella caulescens var. amoena W.Bull Ill. Dict. Gard. 3: 409 1887 — wfo-0001121334
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella chinensis Lodd. ex Kuntze – — wfo-1000069510
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella chrismarii Underw. Hedwigia 39: 299 1900 wfo-0001118746
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella chrismarii var. karwinskyana Hieron. Hedwigia 39: 300 (1900) wfo-0001118747
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella cirrhipedoides Griseb. Bonplandia 6(1): 11 1858 — wfo-0001250343
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella cirrhipes Spring Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Belgique 24: 221 1849 — wfo-0001117641
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella congoensis var. congoensis – – wfo-0001316257
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella darmandvillei var. busuensis Alderw. Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg ser. 2, 16: 50 (1914) wfo-1200096971
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella darmandvillei var. darmandvillei – – wfo-1200097183
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella davidii subsp. davidii – – — wfo-0001276493
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella densa var. densa – – wfo-0001111337
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella doederleinii subsp. doederleinii – – wfo-0001276485
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella durvillei (Bory) A.Braun Verh. K.K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 19: 585 (1869) wfo-1000041111
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella fimbriata Liebm. Vidensk. Meddel. Dansk Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1847 — wfo-0001121336
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella fissidentoides f. fissidentoides – – wfo-0001232589
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella frondosa var. frondosa – – wfo-1200097184
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella gleichenioidea L.D.Gómez – — wfo-0001221047
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella goudotiana var. goudotiana – – — wfo-0001241693
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella grandis f. grandis – – wfo-1200097185
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella intermedia var. intermedia – – wfo-1200097175
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella laxisporophylla K.H.Shing Vasc. Pl. Hengduan Mount. 1: 10 (1993) (1993) wfo-0001328484
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella lewalleana var. lewalleana – Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 51(1-2): 222. 1981 wfo-0001316259
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella lianolis P.Beauv. Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 6(Art. 101): 2039. 1913 wfo-1000040080
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella mastospora Valdespino – — wfo-0001240908
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella monospora subsp. monospora – – — wfo-0001276514
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella mutica var. mutica – – wfo-0001112743
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella nanchuanensis Z.Y.Liu – — wfo-0001256678
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella paradoxa A.Braun App. Ind. Sem. Hort. Berol. 23 (1857) — wfo-1000069636
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella paxii var. paxii – – wfo-1200097186
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella pilifera var. pilifera – – — wfo-0001111805
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella plumosa Chitt. Dict. Gard. 4: ? (1932) — wfo-1000072244
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella preissiana var. preissiana – – wfo-0001388088
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella radiata (Aubl.) Spring Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 10: 143 (1843) wfo-1000078069
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella relungensis Hayata – — wfo-0001256679
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella roxburghii var. roxburghii – – wfo-1200097187
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella rubricaulis hort. – — wfo-0001111784
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella rupestris var. tropica Spring Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Belgique 24: 57 (1849) wfo-0001377668
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella sarmentosa Liebm. – — wfo-0001264140
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella scalmophylla Valdespino – — wfo-0001240909
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella selangorensis var. selangorensis – – wfo-1200097188
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella shabaensis var. shabaensis – Webbia 36(1): 204. 1982 wfo-0001316261
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella subg. Boreoselaginella Warb. Monsunia 1: 100 1900 wfo-1000061187
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella sulcata var. cruenta Mart. Flora 20(2 Beibl.): 126 (1837) wfo-0001381323
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella tamariscina var. tamariscina – – — wfo-0001226422
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella tonkinensis Baker J. Bot. 28(9): 268 1890 — wfo-0001122620
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella usta var. angustifolia Hieron. ex Jeanp. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 17: 579 (1911) wfo-1200096432
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella vanderystii var. vanderystii – Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 53(1-2): 171. 1983 wfo-0001316263
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella volubilis var. volubilis – – wfo-0001316265
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella werffii A.R.Sm. – — wfo-0001119834
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Selaginella ypirangensis Herter Beih. Bot. Centralbl., Abt. 2. 39: 256. 1922 wfo-0001351362