Selaginellaceae
Selaginella

Selaginella velutina Ces.

First published in Rendiconto Reale Accad. Sci. Fis. 16: 28, 31 (1877)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Maluku (Ternate, Moti) to Bismarck Archipelago. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bismarck Archipelago, Maluku, New Guinea

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2006 Streimann, H. [NGF 28708] Papua New Guinea K000421884 No
Dec 1, 2006 Croft, J.R. [809] Papua New Guinea K000409665 No
Dec 1, 2006 Conn, B., et al [LAE 66303] Papua New Guinea K000376992 No
Dec 1, 2006 Bau, Billy [LAE 82741] Papua New Guinea K000376025 No
Dec 1, 2006 Croft, J.R. [1579] Papua New Guinea K000409934 No
Dec 1, 2006 Hoogland, R.D. [3614] Papua New Guinea K000409835 No
Dec 1, 2006 Kanis, A. [1011] Papua New Guinea K000421886 No
Ramos, M. [41504] Philippines Selaginella aspericaulis K000896997 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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