Selaginella
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Authority
Proctor, George R. 1989. Ferns of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 53: 1-389.
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Family
Selaginellaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
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Genus Description - Characters as given for the family. Megaspores variously mgose, reticulate, papillate, tuberculate, granulate, or rarely nearly smooth. Microspores variously echinate, mgose, papillate, cristate, or granulate. Chromosome number: n = 8, 9, 10, 12, 18, 36, etc.
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Discussion
Type Species. Selaginella selaginoides (Linnaeus) Link, based on Lycopodium selaginoides Linnaeus, of boreal regions.
A large genus of about 700 species, the majority found in tropical and subtropical countries. In Puerto Rico 11 species have been recorded, of which two have been introduced and are n ow more or less naturalized, and two others are endemic. All of our species belong to subgenus Stachygynandrum. The generic name means "a small Selago," alluding to the resemblance ofthe type species to the plant n o w known as Lycopodium selago Linnaeus.
A large genus of about 700 species, the majority found in tropical and subtropical countries. In Puerto Rico 11 species have been recorded, of which two have been introduced and are n ow more or less naturalized, and two others are endemic. All of our species belong to subgenus Stachygynandrum. The generic name means "a small Selago," alluding to the resemblance ofthe type species to the plant now known as Lycopodium selago Linnaeus.