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Selaginella wightii

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Identification
Selaginella wightii Not on sheet. [family SELAGINELLACEAE ] Verified by Tryon Jr., R.M., Selaginella phillipsiana (Hieron.) Aeston [family SELAGINELLACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
Related name
  • Selaginella wightii
  • Selaginella phillipsiana

Flora

Entry for SELAGINELLA phillipsiana (Hieron.) Alston [family SELAGINELLACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
SELAGINELLA phillipsiana (Hieron.) Alston [family SELAGINELLACEAE], (1939);. type: N1, “Darra-as”, Lort Phillips s.n. (B holo., K P iso.).
SELAGINELLA wightii Hieron. var. phillipsiana [family SELAGINELLACEAE], in Hedwigia 39: 320 (1900);. type: N1, “Darra-as”, Lort Phillips s.n. (B holo., K P iso.).
Information
Plant prostrate and mat-forming with ascending branches. Leaves uniform, linear-lanceolate, c. 2 mm long, tapering at the apex into a long white seta, serrulate. Strobili 0.5–1 cm long. Megaspores faintly reticulate-tuberculate.
Range
N1
Altitude range
1200–1900 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA Gillett & Watson 23693; Bally 10261; Glover & Gilliland 771.
Distribution (external)
Ethiopia
Kenya
Uganda
Tanzania

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