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Selaginella longiciliata

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Selaginella longiciliata
Herbarium specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Lycophytes
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Selaginellales
Family: Selaginellaceae
Genus: Selaginella
Species:
S. longiciliata
Binomial name
Selaginella longiciliata

Selaginella longiciliata is a small herbaceous plant in the family Selaginellaceae which is native to New Guinea and Australia.[4] In Australia its natural range is restricted to a very small area in the vicinity of Lockhart River in Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, as well as on Murray Island in the Torres Strait.[5]

Taxonomy

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This species was first described in 1913 by the German botanist Georg Hans Emmo Wolfgang Hieronymus, and published in 1914 in the journal Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie.[2][3][6]

Conservation

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This species is listed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as least concern.[1] As of 20 May 2023, it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

References

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  1. ^ a b "Species profile—Selaginella longiciliata". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Selaginella longiciliata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Selaginella longiciliata Hieron". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  4. ^ Field, A.R.; Quinn, C.J.; Zich, F.A. (2022). "Selaginella longiciliata". Australian Tropical Ferns and Lycophytes. Australian Tropical Herbarium, Cairns; Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra; Identic, Brisbane. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Search: species: Selaginella longiciliata | Occurrence records". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Australian Government. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  6. ^ Hieronymus, G.H.E.W. (1914). "Neue Selaginella-Arten Papuasiens". Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. 50 (2): 33. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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