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This species is accepted, and its native range is Pakistan to China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou) and Myanmar.
A specimen from Kew's Herbarium

Native to:

Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Selaginella chrysocaulos (Hook. & Grev.) Spring appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status
Nov 1, 1932 Griffith, W. [s.n.] K001067448 Unknown type material
Nov 1, 1932 Lindley, J. [s.n.] K001067449
Nov 1, 1932 Griffith, W. [s.n.], India K001067447
Nov 1, 1932 s.coll. [186], Malaysia K001067450
Strachey, R. [9], India K001067451

First published in Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 10: 232 (1843)

Accepted by

  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2017). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 1: 1-562. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2018). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 2: 1-573. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • 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.
  • Shalimov, A.P., Wu, Y.D. & Zhang, X.C. (2019). A taxonomic revision of the genus Selaginella (Selaginellaceae) from Nepal PhytoKeys 133: 1-76.

Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
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