[FWTA]
Selaginellaceae, A.H.G Alston. Flora of West Tropical Africa. 1959
- Morphology General Habit
- Herbs, terrestrial, annual or perennial
- Morphology Stem
- Stems erect or prostrate, bearing rhizophores
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves ligulate, small, numerous, heteromorphous (at least on the branches), those of the lower plane lateral, spreading, those of the upper plane superficial, directed forwards; the leaves in the axils of the branches differ from the lateral leaves and are normally equal–sided
[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Morphology General Habit
- Plants with erect or creeping stems
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves numerous, simple, 1-veined, with a ligule (a membranous structure) on the ventral surface, either all similar and spirally arranged, or of two kinds and 4-ranked
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Sporangia
- Sporangia grouped in terminal strobili, megasporangia at the base and microsporangia at the apex
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Spores
- Spores tetrahedral.
- Note
- Family of a single genus.
[FTEA]
Selaginellaceae, B. Verdcourt, B.Sc., Ph.D.. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2005
- Morphology General Habit
- Annual or perennial terrestrial herbs
- Morphology Stem
- Stems erect, prostrate or occasionally climbing, usually bearing aerial roots (rhizophores); branching often regular, ± in one plane giving a frond-like appearance
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves ligulate, small, numerous, ± uniform and spirally arranged or wider and unequal in two ranks, those facing outwards smaller (median leaves) and those below on either side larger (lateral), often variously aristate and ciliate
Selaginellaceae Willk. appears in other Kew resources:
First published in Anleit. Stud. Bot. 2: 163. 1854 [Feb 1854] (1854)
Literature
Flora of Somalia
- Adumbr. 27 (1975); Fl. Trop. E. Afr. (2005).
- Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
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Flora of Somalia
Flora of Somalia
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Flora of West Tropical Africa
Flora of West Tropical Africa
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
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