Organization of the Genus Selaginella

The genus Selaginella Palisot de Beauvois, 1804, has long represented a thorny taxonomic problem for botanists. These are moss-like yet vascular plants with relatively primitive morphology, although they are heterosporous, which is a relatively advanced feature. They are in the most basal of the three great extant groups of vascular plants, the Lycopodiopsida. This web page is part of my personal effort to better organize the group, and it relies entirely on the work of other botanists. See bibliography.

Currently-Proposed Organization

This outline is largely based on the Korall et al studies in 1999, 2002, and 2004. Analysis commentary by Alan Smith and John Mickel in various tropical American studies also has been quite valuable. Species followed by the notation (K) were featured in the Korall & Kenrick 2004 study. There are 715 to 730 species listed here. Obviously, only some 250 species here are categorized, with another 450 species or so waiting to be categorized. The greatest shortcomings are in tropical Asian species, where my resources are quite limited. I will soon be able to purchase the PROSEA work, which I hope may help to clarify that area. I am greatly indebted to the CaveRock website for the total list of species contained herein. Comments, criticisms and proposed amendments are very welcome. Direct them to:

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Curiously, the most primitive species often seem to be cool-climate species. One possibility is that these were the best equipped to survive catastrophic geological events.

  1. Selaginella
    1. Subgenus Selaginella
    2. Subgenus Didiclis
      1. Section Didiclis type = S. plumosa [Articulatae]
      2. Section Bryodesma type = S. rupestris [Tetragonostachys]
      3. Section Ericetorum type = S. uliginosa
      4. Section Boreoselaginella type = S. sanguinolenta
    3. Subgenus Stachygynandrum
      1. Section Xerobryum type = S. stauntonia
      2. Section Diplostachyum type = S. apoda
      3. Section Lycopodioides type = S. denticulata
      4. Section Alopecuroides type = S. alopecuroides
      5. Section Stachygynandrum type = S. flabellata

I. Subgenus Selaginella ss

Type species: S. selaginoides

Synonym:

This group comprises the very small clade long recognized as being rather unique and isolated that consists solely of two species, and confirmed by the work of Korall & Kenrick. There is essentially no question that these two species are both closely related, and at the same time, isolated as a group within Selaginella. The Korall & Kenrick work shows that this was the first group known to have diverged, perhaps as long as some 280 million years ago.

  1. S. selaginoides (L.) Schrank & C. F. P. Mart.; Hort. Monac.: 3. 1829. Circumboreal.
  2. S. deflexa Brackenridge; U. S. Explor. Exped. Bot. 16: 332, no. 3. t. 45, f. 3. 1854. Hawai'i.

II. Subgenus Didiclis

Type species: S. plumosa

Synonyms:

A. Section Didiclis

Type species: S. plumosa

Synonyms:

This group was curiously not recognized in earlier works, but has been recognized as a natural grouping over the past half-century or so. The Korall & Kenrick work has certified that it is, in fact, a natural clade, and it is one of the ones that has the strongest and most distinctive morphological support. This list includes several species not specifically articulate, but which are thought to belong in this clade (with genetic support for S. myosurus). Derived features within this clade include stem articulations (swollen nodes with apparent joint lines), distely, one basal megasporangium per strobilus, highly-ridged megaspores, and spiny microspores. This list is fairly close to being complete. Most members are neotropical, with only a few Old World species.

  1. Selaginella anaclasta Alston ex Crabbe & Jermy, Amer. Fern J. 63:135.1973. Venezuela,Guyanas.
  2. Selaginella arthritica Alston in Archiv. Bot. xi: 43. 1935). Nicaragua to Panama.
  3. Selaginella articulata (Kunze.) Spring in Flora xxi: 182. 1838) (K) Panama to Peru.
  4. Selaginella asperula Spring, in Martius, Fl. bras. 1 (2): 127. 1840. Peru to Venezuela.
  5. Selaginella atirrensis Hieron., in Engler & Prantl, Nat. Pfl. 1(4):711. 1901. 1902). Panama to Ecuador.
  6. Selaginella biauriculata Hieron., in Engler & Prantl, Nat. Pfl. 1(4):711. 1901. 1902). Brazil.
  7. Selaginella calceolata Jermy & J. M. Rankin, Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Bot. 9:314.1981.Venezuela, Guyanas.
  8. Selaginella calufii Shelton, Willdenowia 33:159. 2003. Cuba.
  9. Selaginella coarctata (Mart.) Spring in Mart., Fl. Bras. 1(2):126. 1840. Venezuela, Guyanas.
  10. Selaginella conduplicata Spring in Mart., Fl. Bras. 1(2):129. 1840. Guyanas, N. Brazil.
  11. Selaginella diffusa (Presl) Spring in Bull. Acad. Brux. x: 143. 1843). (K) Costa Rica to Venezuela, Trinidad.
  12. Selaginella epirrhizos Spring, Bull. Acad. Brux. 10:229. 1843. Guyanas, N. Brazil.
  13. Selaginella eurynota A. Braun in Ann. Sci. Nat. ser. 5, iii: 293. 1865). S Mexico to Panama.
  14. Selaginella exaltata (Kunze) Spring in Bull. Acad. Brux. x: 234. 1843). (K) Panama to Peru and Brazil.
  15. Selaginella fragilis A. Braun, Ann. Sci. Nat. V, 3:305. 1865. (K) Brazil.
  16. Selaginella fuertesii Hieron. in Urb., Symb. Antill. vii: 164. 1912). Hispaniola.
  17. Selaginella geniculata (Presl) Spring, Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 10: 230. 1843. Philippines.
  18. Selaginella horizontalis (Presl) Spring in Bull. Acad. Brux. x: 226. 1843). Panama to Colombia.
  19. Selaginella humboldtiana A. Braun, Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot., ser. 5, 3:293. 1865. Venezuela.
  20. Selaginella intacta Bak. in Joum. of Bot. xxi: 335. 1883). Ecuador.
  21. Selaginella kraussiana (Kunze) A. Braun, App. Ind. Sem. Hort. Berol. 22. 1860. (K) S Africa, widely escaped.
  22. Selaginella kunzeana A. Braun, Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. 5, 3: 296. 1865. Peru.
  23. Selaginella lingulata Spring, Nouv. Mem. Acad. roy. Sci. Belg. 24: 224. 1849. (K) Colombia.
  24. Selaginella marginata (Humb. & Bonpl.) Spring in Flora xxii: 194. 1838). W Mexico to Uruguay.
  25. Selaginella mnioides (Sieber) Spring, Bull. Acad. Brux. 10:228. 1843.Trinidad, Venezuela.
  26. Selaginella myosurus (Sw.) Alston, J. Bot. 70:64. 1932. (K) W Africa.
  27. Selaginella pallida (Hook.& Grev.) Spring, Bull. Acad. Brux. 10:234. 1843. Nepal.
  28. Selaginella parkeri (Hooker & Grev.) Spring, Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 10:146. 1843. Guyanas and N. Brazil.
  29. Selaginella parviarticulata Buck, Brittonia 38(1):45. 1986. Paraguay.
  30. Selaginella pedata Klotzsch, Linnaea 18:521. 1844. Guyanas and N. Brazil.
  31. Selaginella plumosa (L.) Presl, Bot. Bem. 153. 1844. Hispaniola.
  32. Selaginella poeppigiana (Spring) Splitg., Tijdschr. Naturl. Gesch. Physiol. 7: 443. 1840. Ecuador.
  33. Selaginella remotifolia Spring, in Miq., Pl. Jungh. 3:276. 1854. (K) E Asia.
  34. Selaginella schizobasis Bak. in Journ. of Bot. xxi: 333. 1883). Mexico to Nicaragua.
  35. Selaginella sericea A. Braun, Ann. Sci. Nat. V, 3:298-299. 1865. (K) Ecuador.
  36. Selaginella sertata Spring in Mem. Acad. R. Belg. xxiv: 104. 1850). W Mexico to Panama.
  37. Selaginella silvestris Aspl. in Ark. Bot. xxa, 7: 30, fig. 3-5. 1926). C Mexico to Bolivia.
  38. Selaginella stellata Spring, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 1 (2): 129. 1840. Mexico to Panama.
  39. Selaginella suavis (Spring) Spring, Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 10: 229. 1843. (K)Brazil.
  40. Selaginella sulcata (Desv.) Spring ex Mart., Flora, Literaturb. VII, Beibl. 2:126. 1837. (K) Brazil.
  41. Selaginella tarda Mickel & Beitel, Pterid. Fl. of Oaxaca, Mex. 353-354. 1988. W Mexico.
  42. Selaginella tomentosa Spring, Monogr. Lyc. II:231. 1850. Colombia.
  43. Selaginella trisulcata Asplund, Ark. f. Bot. 20A (7): 34. 1926. Bolivia.
  44. Selaginella tuberosa ()
  45. Selaginella versatilis A.R.Smith, Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 77:270, fig. 10. 1990. Venezuela, Guyanas.

B. Section Bryodesma

Type species: S. rupestris

Synonyms:

There are a number of Selaginella species with morphological adaptations to xerophytic environments. The Korall & Kenrick work demonstrates that all these species are not concladistic, but in fact are distributed between three separate clades. However, this is still the principal clade that includes the bulk of the xerophytic species. Sojak in 1992 created a new genus, Bryodesma, for the species complex centered around S. rupestris. The Korall & Kenrick studies found that S. lepidophylla is sister to the core clade; therefore, S. lepidophylla and closely-related species are here grouped with that clade. Several species once thought to be close to that species are in two particular other clades entirely, here listed as Xerobryum and Stachygynandrum. The following list is thought to be very nearly complete.

  1. Selaginella acanthonota SE US
  2. Selaginella arenicola Underwood SE US
  3. Selaginella arizonica Maxon, Smiths. Misc. Coll. 72(5):5, pl. 3. 1920. (K) W US, Mexico
  4. Selaginella arsenei Weatherby, J. Arn. Arb. 25:417, p. 11, f. 8. 1944. Mexico
  5. Selaginella asprella Maxon W US, Mexico
  6. Selaginella balansae A. Braun NW Africa
  7. Selaginella basipilosa Valdespino, Brittonia 44:314. 1992. Mexico
  8. Selaginella bigelovii Underwood W US, Mexico
  9. Selaginella caffrora Milde Trans-Africa
  10. Selaginella carnerosana T.Reeves, Brittonia 32(3):365. 1980. Mexico
  11. Selaginella cinerascens A. A. Eaton W US, Mexico
  12. Selaginella convoluta (Arn.) Spring ex Mart., Fl. Bras. 1(2):131. 1840. Tropical America.
  13. Selaginella corallina (Riddell) Wilbur & Whitson 2005. SE US
  14. Selaginella densa Rydberg W US
  15. Selaginella dregei (C. Presl) S, E Africa
  16. Selaginella eremophila Maxon W US, Mexico
  17. Selaginella extensa Underwood Mexico
  18. Selaginella hansenii Hieronymus California
  19. Selaginella humifusa Florida
  20. Selaginella indica (Milde) R. M. Tryon, Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 42:52, f. 27, map 32. 1955. India
  21. Selaginella landii Greenman ex Pfeiffer, Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 5:205. 1918. Mexico
  22. Selaginella lepidophylla (Hook.& Grev.) Spring ex Mart., Fl. Bras. 1(2):126. 1840. (K): W US, Mexico
  23. Selaginella leucobryoides California
  24. Selaginella montanense Montana
  25. Selaginella mutica D. C. Eaton ex Underwood W US, Mexico
  26. Selaginella nivea Alston in Perrier, Cat. Pl. Madag. 71. 1932. Madagascar
  27. Selaginella njamnjemense Hieronymus Central Africa
  28. Selaginella nothohybrida Valdespino, Brittonia 44:319. 1992. Mexico
  29. Selaginella novoleonensis Hieronymus ex Engler & Prantl, Nat. Pfl. 1(4):676. 1901. Mexico
  30. Selaginella oregana D. C. Eaton Pacific US
  31. Selaginella parishii Underwood Mexico
  32. Selaginella peruviana (Milde) Hieronymus, Hedwigia 39:307. 1900. SW US to Argentina
  33. Selaginella ribae Valdespino, Pterid. Mex. 591-592. 2004. Mexico
  34. Selaginella rupestris (L.) Spring, Flora 21(12):149, 182. 1838. (K): US, Canada
  35. Selaginella rupincola Underwood, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25:129. 1989. (K): SW US, Mexico
  36. Selaginella sartorii Hieronymus, Hedwigia 39:304. 1900. Mexico-Venezuela
  37. Selaginella scopulorum W US
  38. Selaginella sellowii Hieronymus, Hedwigia 39:306. 1900. (K): Tropical America
  39. Selaginella shakotanense Franch. ex Takeda Japan
  40. Selaginella sibirica (Milde) Hieronymus, Hedwigia 39:290. 1900. Circumboreal
  41. Selaginella steyermarkii Alston Mexico, Guatemala
  42. Selaginella tortipila A. Braun SE US
  43. Selaginella underwoodii Hieronymus ex Engler & Prantl, Nat. Pfl. 1(4):714. 1901. W US
  44. Selaginella utahensis Flowers, Amer. Fern J. 39:83-86. 1949. SW US
  45. Selaginella vardei H. Lev., Cat. Pl. Yunnan 172, f. 41. 1915-1917. China, Tibet
  46. Selaginella viridissima Weatherby, J. Arn. Arbor. 24:326. 1943. SW US-Mexico
  47. Selaginella wallacei Hieronymus W US
  48. Selaginella watsonii Underwood W US
  49. Selaginella weatherbiana R. M. Tryon SW US
  50. Selaginella wrightii Hieronymus, Hedwigia 39:298. 1900. Mexico
  51. Selaginella [x]neomexicana

C. Section Ericetorum Jermy, Fern Gazette 13(2):117. 1986.

Type species: S. uliginosa

Synonym:

This section is based on Jermy's definition of subgenus Ericetorum, which features tetrastichous sporophylls. This proved to be a natural grouping, but only with the addition of at least several other species. Another clade, shown below, Boreoselaginella, may or may not be concladistic with this section. This list is thought to include most relevant species.

  1. Selaginella ciliaris Spring, Bull. Acad. Brux. 10:231, no. 136. 1843. non Brack. 1854. S Asia to Australia.
  2. Selaginella gracillima (Kunze) Spring ex Salom. Nomenclat. 353. 1883. (K) W Australia.
  3. Selaginella lyallii (Hook.&Grev.) Spring, Bull. Acad. Brux. 10:146, no. 84. 1843. (K) Madagascar.
  4. Selaginella moratii W. Hagemann & Rauh, Pl. Syst. Evol. 176(3-4):205. (K)
  5. Selaginella polymorpha Badre. (K)
  6. Selaginella pygmaea (Kaulf.) Alston, Jour. Bot. 69:257. 1931. (K) South Africa.
  7. Selaginella uliginosa (Labill.) Spring, Bull. Acad. Brux. 10:136. 1843. (K) Australia.

D. Section Boreoselaginella

Type species: S. sanguinolenta

Synonyms:

This section is highly uncertain in its placement, as tests have had rather ambiguous results. This placement here is very provisional. I am very uncertain as to whether S. adunca and S. delicatula belong in this grouping. This group does seem to have a discretely natural distribution, in a band from NE Asia to E Africa, including Australia. Warburg segregated this as a distinctive small subgenus. They might be termed the "twiggy" spikemosses; the species tend to have semi-ascending, branching stems, not lush and full like some of the tropical species, but sparser and firmer. At least one species has somewhat fleshy leaves.

  1. Selaginella adunca?? A. Braun ex Hieron., in Engler & Prantl, Nat. Pfl. 1(4):674. 1901. 1902). Himalayas.
  2. Selaginella aitchisonii Hieron.; Engl. & Prantl. Nat. Pfl. 1 (4): 674. 1902. C Asia.
  3. Selaginella australiensis Baker, Jour. Bot. 21:144, no. 55. 1883. (K) Australia.
  4. Selaginella borealis (Kaulf.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 10(1): 141. 1843. Siberia, N China.
  5. Selaginella brisbanensis? F.M.Bailey, Syn. Queensland Fl., 1st Suppl. 62. 1886. Australia.
  6. Selaginella delicatula?? (Desv.) Alston, J. Bot. 70:282. 1932. SE Asia.
  7. Selaginella rolandi-principis?? Alston, J. Bot. 72:228-229. 1934. SE China, Vietnam.
  8. Selaginella sanguinolenta (L.) Spring, Bull. Acad. Brux. 10:135. 1843. E Siberia to Turkestan.
  9. Selaginella sinensis (Desv.) Spring, Bull. Acad. Brux. 10:137. 1843. (K) China.
  10. Selaginella rossii (Baker) Warburg, Monsunia 1:101. 1900. N China, Korea.
  11. Selaginella yemensis (Swartz) Spring ex Dcne., Arch. Mus. 2:191. 1941-1942. Yemen to Kenya.

II. Subgenus Stachygynandrum (P.-Beauv.) Baker, J. Bot., Lond. 21:3. 1883.

Type species: S. flabellata

Synonym:

A. Section Diplostachyum

Type species: S. apoda

Synonyms:

This group at this time only includes a very few species very closely allied to S. apoda. The Korall & Kenrick studies found that S. apoda is in a rather isolated clade on its own, in a position more basal than derived. However, there are a number of tropical American species that may or may not be allied to these. More testing is needed.

  1. Selaginella apoda Fern., Rhodora 17:68. 1915. (K) North America.
  2. Selaginella eatonii Hieron. ex Spring, in Small, Ferns Trop. Fla. 67. 1918. Caribbean, S Florida.
  3. Selaginella eclipes Buck, Can. J. Bot. 55:366-371. 1977. NC US and SC Canada.
  4. Selaginella ludoviciana (A.Br.) A. Braun, Ann. Sci. Nat. IV, 13:58. 1860. SE US.

B. Section Xerobryum

Type species: S. stauntonia

The section name here is just my provisional name. Some of these species have marked xerophytic adaptations. There is a small possibility that this clade could be allied to the Boreoselaginella clade, above. There may be a number of other species that belong here. This group seemingly has a near-global distribution. There are difficult distinctions between this group and the Bryodesma group.

  1. Selaginella bryopteris (L.) Baker, J. Bot. 22:376. 1884. India.
  2. Selaginella cupressina (Willd.) Spring; Flora 21: 211. 1838. Réunion, Moluccas, Java, Sulawesi, Borneo, Philippines.
  3. Selaginella digitata Spring, Monogr. Lyc. II:75. 1850. Madagascar. (K)
  4. Selaginella gypsophila Mexico.
  5. Selaginella helioclada Alston ex C. Chr. in Perrier, Cat. 71. 1932 (nomen). Dansk Bot. Ark. 7:195, t. 78, f. 10-12. t. 80. 1932. Madagascar (K)
  6. Selaginella imbricata (Forsk.) Spring ex Decaiisne, Arch. Mus. Paris 2:193, t. 7. 184101842. Madagascar, S/E Africa, Arabia. (K)
  7. Selaginella involvens (Sw.) Spring, Bull. Acad. Brux. 10:136. 1843. Far East. (K)
  8. Selaginella pilifera A. Braun, Sitz. Ges. naturf. Freunde, Jan. 1857 ex Index 1866, p. 2 (nomen); App. Ind. Sem. Hort. Berol. 20. 1857 (descr.). Mexico. (K)
  9. Selaginella stauntoniana Spring, Monogr. Lyc. II:71. 1850. Far East. (K)
  10. Selaginella tamariscina (Beauv.) Spring, Bull. Acad. Brux. 10:136. 1843. Far East. (K)

C. Section Alopecuroides

Type species: S. alopecuroides

It is unknown how complete this clade is. There may be a number of other species that belong here. This is actually two lists combined; I think they're allied but not yet sure. Morphological characteristics of this clade need research.

  1. Selaginella alopecuroides Baker, J. Bot. 19:368. 1881.(K) Borneo.
  2. Selaginella brooksii Hieronymus, Hedwigia 51:252. 1911 91912).(K) Borneo.
  3. Selaginella firmuloides Warb., Monsunia 1:104, 118. 1900. (K) New Caledonia.
  4. Selaginella frondosa Warb., Monsunia 1:105, 117. 1900. (K) Indonesia, Malaysia.
  5. Selaginella kerstingii Hieronymus, Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 50:2, 21. 1913. (K) New Guinea. *magnifica Warb.
  6. Selaginella longiaristata Hieronymus, Hedwigia 50:16. 1910. (K) Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.
  7. Selaginella longipinna Warb., Monsunia 1:105, 119. 1900. (K) Australia, ?Polynesia.
  8. Selaginella trachyphylla? A. Braun, Sitz. Forungs.-Ber. Ges. Naturf. Fr. Berl. 1863, p. 8 (nomen); Hieronymus, in Engler & prantl, Nat. Pfl. 1(4):693. 1901. 1902). description. Southeast Asia.
  9. Selaginella brachystachya? (Hook. & Grev.) Spring, Bull. Acad. Brux. 10:232. 1843. Sri Lanka.
  10. Selaginella calostachya? (Hook. & Grev.) Alston, J. Bot. 70:65. 1932. Sri Lanka.
  11. Selaginella cataractarum? Alston, Proc. Nat. Inst. Sci. India 11:228. 1945. S India.
  12. Selaginella decipiens? Warb., Monsunia 1:110, 127. 1900. SE Asia.
  13. Selaginella fulvicaulis?? Hieronymus, Hedwigia 50:29. 1910. Sumatra.
  14. Selaginella megaphylla? Baker, J. Bot. 23:180. 1885. Myanmar, India.
  15. Selaginella monospora? Spring, Monogr. Lyc. II:135. 1850. SE Asia.
  16. Selaginella ornata? (Hook. & Grev.) Spring, Bull. Acad. Brux. 10:232. 1843. SE Asia, Philippines.
  17. Selaginella rugulosa?? Cesati, Felci Borneo, Atti della R. Acad. Sci. 7(8):35. 1876. Borneo.
  18. Selaginella vaginata? Spring, Monogr. Lyc. II:87. 1850. Himalayas.

D. Section Lycopodioides

Type species: S. denticulata

This is a very well-supported and discrete clade. However, it is not known how many more species it may include. It is apparently exclusively an Old-World clade. The species herein are generally well-known.

  1. Selaginella braunii? Baker, Gard. Chron. 1867:783, 1120. 1867. China, widely escaped elsewhere.
  2. Selaginella denticulata (L.) Spring, Flora 21(1):149, 214. 1838. Mediterranean area. (K)
  3. Selaginella helvetica (L.) Spring, Flora 21(1):149, 214. 1838. SE Europe to Japan. (K)
  4. Selaginella pervillei Spring, Monogr. Lyc. II:169. 1850. Madagascar. (K)
  5. Selaginella plana (Desv.) Hieron., in Engler & Prantl, Nat. Pfl. 1(4):703. 1901 (1902). SE Asia, widely escaped elsewhere. (K)
  6. Selaginella wildenowii (Desv.) Baker, Gard. Chron. 783, 590. 1867. SE Asia. (K)

E. Section Stachygynandrum

Type species: S. flabellata

Synonyms:

This is by far the most unnatural grouping within this page. It is believed to be monophyletic within the scope of the species listed, but it needs to include many more species and it needs to be divided further, and the cladal support was weak in the Korall & Kenrick studies. For now, it is sort of the catch-all grouping at the terminus of the cladal cascade, and probably comprises several hundred species. In the past, this group has been a catch-all for an immense variety of species, many of which are now known to be well-separated evolutionarily from this remaining group. For the time being, this group should be regarded as including the bulk of the remaining Incertae Sedis species following it. The following list is heavy in American species only because information on those is most readily available to me.

  1. Selaginella acanthostachys Baker; Jour. Bot. 21: 99, no. 40. 1883. Peru, Ecuador.(K)
  2. Selaginella acutifolia
  3. Selaginella ambigua A. Br.; Ann. Sci. Nat. V, 3: 286, no. 23. 1865. Venezuela.
  4. Selaginella anceps (C. Presl) C. Presl; Abh. Konigl. Bohm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 581 (repr. 151). 1845. Costa Rica to Peru.
  5. Selaginella applanata
  6. Selaginella arsiclada Valdespino; Amer. Fern J. 84(3): 99. 1994. Mexico (Queretaro, Veracruz).
  7. Selaginella barnebyana
  8. Selaginella bernoullii
  9. Selaginella bombycina Spring; Mem. Acad. Roy. Sci. Belgique 24: 191. 1849. Costa Rica to Peru and Venezuela.(K)
  10. Selaginella breedlovei
  11. Selaginella carioi
  12. Selaginella cavifolia A. Braun; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 5, 5, 3: 272. 1865. Colombia, Ecuador.
  13. Selaginella chiapensis A. R. Sm.; Amer. Fern J. 70(1): 25. 1980. Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca).
  14. Selaginella cladorrhizans A. Br.; Ann. Sci. Nat. V, 3: 282, no. 21. 1865. Mexico to Brazil, Trinidad.
  15. Selaginella contigua? Baker; Jour. Bot. 22: 295, no. 162. 1884. Brazil.
  16. Selaginella correae Valdespino; Brittonia 45(4): 315. 1993. Panama (Chiriqui).
  17. Selaginella corrugis Mickel & Beitel; Pterid. Fl. Oaxaca (Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 46): 336. 1988. S Mexico to Panama.
  18. Selaginella cuneata Mickel & Beitel; Pterid. Fl. Oaxaca (Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 46): 336. 1988. Mexico (Oaxaca).
  19. Selaginella delicatissima Linden; Cat. No. 11: 20 (1856), nomen, ex A. Br., App. Ind. Sem. Hort. Berol., 13. 1857. Mexico, Guatemala.
  20. Selaginella denudata (Willd.) Spring; Flora 21: 212. 1839. Jamaica.
  21. Selaginella disticha Mickel & Beitel; Pterid. Fl. Oaxaca (Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 46): 337. 1988. Mexico to Panama.
  22. Selaginella erythropus (Mart.) Spring; Fl. Bras. 1(2): 125. 1840. Costa Rica to Brazil and Peru. (K)
  23. Selaginella estrellensis Hieron.; Hedwigia 41: 200. 1902. El Salvador to Costa Rica.(K)
  24. Selaginella finitima Mickel & Beitel; Pterid. Fl. Oaxaca (Mem. NY Bot. Gard. 46): 338. 1988. Mexico (Veracruz, Chiapas).
  25. Selaginella flabellata (L.) Spring; Flora 21: 198. 1838. Caribbean , Colombia.
  26. Selaginella flacca Alston; Jermy & J.M.Rankin, Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Bot. 9(4):269. 1981. Venezuela, Colombia.
  27. Selaginella flagellata (L.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 10(1): 228. 1843. Caribbean, S Mexico to Brazil and Peru.
  28. Selaginella flexuosa Spring; Flora 21: 197, no. 18. 1838. Brazil, Colombia.
  29. Selaginella guatemalensis Baker; J. Bot. 21: 243. 1883. Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca), Belize, Guatemala, Honduras.
  30. Selaginella haematodes (Kunze) Spring; Fl. Bras. 1(2): 126. 1840. Panama to Bolivia and Peru.(K)
  31. Selaginella harrissii Underw. & Hieron.; Symb. Antill. 7: 162. 1912. Greater Antilles, S Mexico to Honduras.
  32. Selaginella hirtifolia
  33. Selaginella hoffmannii Hieron.; Hedwigia 41: 184. 1902. Mexico to Ecuador.
  34. Selaginella homaliae A. Br.; Ann. Sci. Nat. V, 3: 274. 1865. Brazil, Colombia.
  35. Selaginella huehuetenangensi Hieron.; Hedwigia 43: 32. 1904. S Mexico to Panama.
  36. Selaginella idiospora Alston; Bull. Brit. Mus (Nat. Hist.), Bot. l(8): 246, t. 6, f. A-E. 1955. Guatemala to Costa Rica.
  37. Selaginella illecebrosa Alston; Bull. Brit. Mus (Nat. Hist.), Bot. l(8): 239, t. 5, f. A-E. 1955. Mexico to Honduras.
  38. Selaginella jungermannioides (Gaudich.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux 10: 143. 1843. Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia.
  39. Selaginella krugii Hieron.; Symb. Antill. 3: 526. 1903). Puerto Rico.
  40. Selaginella lindenii Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 142, no. 52. 1843. S Mexico.
  41. Selaginella lineolata Mickel & Beitel; Pterid. Fl. Oaxaca (Mem. NY Bot. Gard. 46): 343. 1988. S Mexico.
  42. Selaginella macrostachya (Spring) Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 144. 1843. Brazil.
  43. Selaginella martensii Spring; Mem. Acad. Roy. Sci. Belgique 24: 129. 1849. S Mexico to Panama.
  44. Selaginella mendocae? Hieron.; Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pfl. l(4): 693. [1901] 1902. Brazil.
  45. Selaginella mickellii Valdespino; Brittonia 44(3): 316. 1992. S Mexico.
  46. Selaginella microdendron Baker; J. Bot. 23: 116. 1885. S Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Cuba.
  47. Selaginella microphylla (H.B.K.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 234. 1843. Costa Rica to Argentina.
  48. Selaginella minima Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 139, no. 29. 1843. S Mexico to French Guiana.
  49. Selaginella mixteca Mickel & Beitel; Pterid. Fl. Oaxaca (Mem. NY Bot. Gard. 46): 345. 1988. Oaxaca.
  50. Selaginella moellendorfii Hieron.; Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pfl. l(4): 680, no. 102. [1901] 1902. SE Asia, Philippines, Ryukyu Isl. (K)
  51. Selaginella mollis A. Braun; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 5, 5, 3: 276. 1865. S Mexico to Colombia.
  52. Selaginella moritziana Spring ex Klotzsch; Linnaea 20: 436. 1847. Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela.(K)
  53. Selaginella mosorongensis
  54. Selaginella novae-hollandiae (Sw.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 234. 1843. Mexico to Argentina. Note: This species is known to be polyphyletic.
  55. Selaginella oaxacana Spring; Mem. Acad. Roy. Sci. Belgique 24: 177. 1849. S Mexico to Ecuador.
  56. Selaginella orizabensis Hieron.; Hedwigia 41: 193. 1902. Mexico (Veracruz).
  57. Selaginella pallescens (C. Presl) Spring; Fl. Bras. 1(2): 132. 1840. Mexico to Surinam.(K)
  58. Selaginella polypteris
  59. Selaginella popayanensis Hieron.; Hedwigia 43: 9. 1904. Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador.
  60. Selaginella porphyrospora A. Braun; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 5, 5, 3:286. 1865. Mexico to Ecuador and Venezuela.
  61. Selaginella prolifera
  62. Selaginella pulcherrima Liebm. ex E. Fourn.; Mexic. Pl. 1: 147. 1872. Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca).(K)
  63. Selaginella radiata (Aubl.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 143. 1843. NW S America.(K)
  64. Selaginella reflexa Underw.; Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, 21: 268. 1894. S Mexico, Guatemala.
  65. Selaginella revoluta Baker; J. Bot. 21(5): 141. 1883. C, N S America.
  66. Selaginella rzedowskii Lorea-Hem.; Bol. Soc. Bot. Mexico 44: 24. 1983. Mexico.
  67. Selaginella schaffneri Hieron.; Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pfl. l(4): 674, no. 47. [1901] 1902. S Mexico.
  68. Selaginella schiedeana A. Br.; App. Ind. Sem. Hort. Berol., 14. [1857] 1858. Mexico.
  69. Selaginella schultesii Alston ex Crabbe & Jermy; Amer. Fern J. 63: 141. 1973. Colombia (Amazonas), Venezuela.
  70. Selaginella simplex Baker; J. Bot. 23: 293. 1885. S Mexico to Brazil, Trinidad.
  71. Selaginella stenophylla A. Br.; App. Ind. Sem. Hort. Berol., 22. 1857. Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala.
  72. Selaginella subcaulescens Baker; Jour. Bot. 22: 277. 1884. Greater Antilles.
  73. Selaginella subrugosa Mickel & Beitel; Pterid. Fl. Oaxaca (Mem. NY Bot. Gard. 46): 352. 1988. Mexico (Oaxaca).
  74. Selaginella tenella (Beauv.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 234. 1843. Caribbean.
  75. Selaginella umbrosa Lem. ex Hieron.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. 1(4): 683, f. 404. 1901. S Mexico to Ecuador, S Caribbean.
  76. Selaginella viticulosa Klotzsch; Linnaea 18: 524. 1844. Costa Rica to Venezuela.

Previous names published as Stachygynandrum

This is a partial list of species published as genus Stachygynandrum species. A number of others have been published but are not included in this list because they are known to belong elsewhere. The species in the following list have not yet been allocated.

Incertae Sedis

Menziesii clade

  1. Selaginella menziesii
  2. Selaginella arbuscula

Chrysocaulos Clade

  1. Selaginella amblyphylla
  2. Selaginella aristata
  3. Selaginella aureola
  4. Selaginella birarensis
  5. Selaginella chrysocaulos
  6. Selaginella chrysorhizos
  7. Selaginella crassipes
  8. Selaginella elegantissima
  9. Selaginella hieronymiana
  10. Selaginella hornei
  11. Selaginella kurzii
  12. Selaginella laxa
  13. Selaginella miniatospora
  14. Selaginella minutifolia
  15. Selaginella myosuroides
  16. Selaginella nana
  17. Selaginella pennata
  18. Selaginella philippina
  19. Selaginella proniflora
  20. Selaginella pumilio
  21. Selaginella squamifolia
  22. Selaginella subdiaphana
  23. Selaginella tenera
  24. Selaginella tenuifolia
  25. Selaginella weberi
  26. Selaginella zollingeriana

Part of Diplostachyum?

This group may either be part of section Diplostachyum or may be part of Stachygynandrum.

  1. Selaginella beitelii A.R.Smith, Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 77:264, fig. 8I-L. 1990.
  2. Selaginella cardiophylla
  3. Selaginella hemicardia Valdespino, Brittonia 44:201, fig. 1D-G. 1992.
  4. Selaginella marahuacae A.R.Smith, Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 77:268, fig. 7F-I. 1990.
  5. Selaginella microdonta A.C.Sm., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 58:313. 1931. Venezuela.
  6. Selaginella muscosa Spring, Flora 21:220. 1838. Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina.
  7. Selaginella neblinae A.R.Smith, Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 77:268, fig. 8M-P. 1990.
  8. Selaginella rhodostachya Baker, Timehri 5:221. 1886. Venezuela, Guyanas.
  9. Selaginella valdepilosa Baker, J. Bot. 21:82. 1883. Venezuela, Guyanas.

Amazonica Clade

  1. Selaginalla amazonica Spring, in Mart., Fl. Bras. 1(2):124, t. 6. 1840. Brazil.
  2. Selaginalla mazaruniensi Jenm., Gard. Chron. 22:210. 1897. Guyanas.
  3. Selaginalla palmiformis Alston ex Crabbe & Jermy, AFJ 63:141. 1973.

Pubens Clade

  1. Selaginella pubens A.R.Smith, Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 77:269, fig. 7N-R. 1990.
  2. Selaginella tyleri A.C.Sm., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 58:311. 1931.
  3. Selaginella pruskiana Valdespino, Brittonia 44:202, fig. 1H-L. 1992.
  4. Selaginella hirsuta Alston ex Crabbe & Jermy, AFJ 63:138. 1973.

Chrysoleuca Clade

  1. Selaginella substipitata Spring, Bull. Acad. Brux. 10:227. 1843. Caribbean and Venezuela.
  2. Selaginella chrysoleuca Spring, flora 21:197 (nn). 1938. Bull. Acad. Brux. 10:226. 1843.

Species not aligned

  1. Selaginella aenea Warb.; Monsunia 1: 104, 115, no. 58. 1900. Philippines.
  2. Selaginella agusanensis Hieron.; Elmer, Leaflets Philip. Bot. 6: 1998, no. 10. 1913. Philippines.
  3. Selaginella albociliata P.S. Wang; J. Arnold Arbor. 71(2): 269. 1990. China.
  4. Selaginella albocincta Ching ex H.S. Kung; Acta Bot. Yunnan. 3(2): 251-252, f. 1: 9-14. 1981. Tibet.
  5. Selaginella albolineata A.R. Sm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 77: 262, f. 7A-E. 1990. Venezuela.
  6. Selaginella alligans Hieron.; Elmer's Leaflets Philip. Bot. 6: 1998, 2012, no. 15. 1913. Philippines, Sulawesi.
  7. Selaginella alutacea Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 233, no 154. 1843. Distribution: Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Christmas Isl.
  8. Selaginella andrewsii Jermy & J. S. Holmes; Fl. Australia 48: 705. 1998. SE Queensland.
  9. Selaginella anisoclada Alston ex J.A. Crabbe & Jermy; Fern Gaz. 11(4): 255. 1976. Venezuela, Colombia.
  10. Selaginella apoensis Hieron.; Elmer's Leaflets Philip. Bot., 6: 2023, no. 18. 1913. Sulawesi, Philippines.
  11. Selaginella arbusculoides J. W. Moore; Bishop Mus. Bull. 102: 15. 1933. Society Isl.
  12. Selaginella argentea (Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 137, no 14. 1843. SE Asia.
  13. Selaginella armata Baker; Jour. Bot. 22: 90, no. 125. 1884. Greater Antilles.
  14. Selaginella arrecta A. R. Sm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 77(2): 264. 1990. Venezuela.
  15. Selaginella ascillifolia Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit., II, 11: 37. 1913. Borneo.
  16. Selaginella asplundii Alston ex J.A.Crabbe & Jermy; Fern Gaz. 11(4): 257. 1976. Peru, Ecuador, Colombia.
  17. Selaginella atimonanensis B.C.Tan & Jenny; Fern Gaz. 12(3): 170. 1981. Philippines.
  18. Selaginella auquieri M.P.Bizzarri; Bull. Jard. Bot. Belg. 51(1-2): 220. 1981. Zaire.
  19. Selaginella auriculata Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 142, no. 147. 1843. Philippines.
  20. Selaginella axillifolia Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit. II, 11: 37. 1913. Borneo, Sumatra.
  21. Selaginella bahiensis Spring; Mart. Fl. Bras. l(2): 124, no. 12. 1840. Brazil (Amazonas).
  22. Selaginella balfourii Baker; Fl. Maurit., 522, no. 2. 1877. Mauritius, Rodrigues.
  23. Selaginella bamleri Hieron. ex Brause; Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 56: 239, no. 51. 1920. New Guinea.
  24. Selaginella banksii Alston; Bishop Mus. Bull. 93: 15, 83. 1932. Society Isl.
  25. Selaginella barklyi Baker; Fl. Maurit., 522, no. 1. 1877. Mauritius.
  26. Selaginella beccariana Baker; Jour. Bot. 23: 154, no. 254. 1885. Sumatra.
  27. Selaginella behrmanniana Hieron. ex Brause; Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 56: 233. 1920. New Guinea.
  28. Selaginella bemarahensis Stefanovic & Rakotondr.; Novon 6(2): 203. 1996. Madagascar.
  29. Selaginella biformis A. Br. ex Kuhn; Fil. Afr., 189. 1868., nomen, ex Baker, Jour. Bot. 21:145. 1883. India and SE Asia.
  30. Selaginella bisulcata Spring; Mem. Acad. Roy. Sci. Belgique 24: 259. 1850. India, SE Asia, Philippines.
  31. Selaginella blepharophylla Alston; Mém. Inst. Franc. Afr. Noire, 50: 40, t. 6, ff. 9-15. 1957. Liberia, Guinea, Congo.
  32. Selaginella bluuensis Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit., II, 11: 29. 1913. Borneo.
  33. Selaginella bodinieri Hieron. ex Christ; Bull. Acad. Inst. Geogr. Bot. 11: 273, no. 109. 1902, nomen, et Hedwigia, 43: 6, no. 25. 1904. China.
  34. Selaginella boninensis Bak.; J. Bot. 23(270): 178. 1885. Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Bonin Isl.
  35. Selaginella boschai Hieron.; Hedwigia 51: 243, no. 2, [1911] 1912. Borneo.
  36. Selaginella bracei O. C. Schmidt; Fedde Repert. 20: 156. 1924. Bahamas, Cuba.
  37. Selaginella brachyblepharis Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit., II, 11: 24. 1913. Borneo.
  38. Selaginella brevifolia Baker; J. Bot. 21(3): 83. 1883. Amazonia.
  39. Selaginella brevipes A. Br.; App. Ind. Sem. Hort. Berol., 1. 1867. Borneo.
  40. Selaginella breweriana A. R. Sm.; Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 77(2): 266. 1990. Venezuela (Amazonas).
  41. Selaginella breynii Spring; Fl. Bras. 1(2): 121. 1840. N S America.
  42. Selaginella breynioides Baker; Jour. Bot. 23: 45, no. 222. 1885, Fiji.
  43. Selaginella buchholzii Hieron.; Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pfl. 1. 1 (4) 696, no. 272. [1901] 1902. W Africa.
  44. Selaginella buergersiana Hieron. ex Brause; Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 56: 231, no. 30. 1920. New Guinea.
  45. Selaginella burbidgei Baker; Jour. Bot. 23: 154, no. 253. 1885. Borneo.
  46. Selaginella burkei Hieron.; Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 50: 2, 16, no. 5. 1913. New Guinea.
  47. Selaginella cabrerensis Hieron.; Hedwigia 43: 29. 1904. Venezuela, Colombia.
  48. Selaginella calcicola Hieron.; Hedwigia 51: 258, no. 9. [1911] 1912. Borneo.
  49. Selaginella californica Spring; Monogr. Lyc. II: 98, no. 43. 1850. Mexico (Baja California).
  50. Selaginella calosticha Spring; Monogr. Lyc. II: 206, no. 145. 1850. Venezuela.
  51. Selaginella carinata R.M. Tryon; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 42: 50, f. 25-26, map 31. 1955. Ecuador.
  52. Selaginella carnea Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit. II, 24: 7. 1917. New Guinea.
  53. Selaginella casequiarensis Hieron.; R. Bonap., Notes Pterid., 1: 179. 1915. Venezuela.
  54. Selaginella cathedrifolia Spring; Monogr. Lyc. II: 112, no. 58. 1850. Africa.
  55. Selaginella caudata (Desv.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 144. 1843. Moluccas, New Guinea.
  56. Selaginella centipediformis L. D. Gómez; Phytologia 52(3): 153. 1982. Panama.
  57. Selaginella cesatii Hieron.; Hedwigia, 50: 6, no. 5. 1910. Borneo
  58. Selaginella chaetoloma Alston; Jour. Bot. 70: 67, no. 12. 1932. China, Guizhou.
  59. Selaginella chaii Jermy; Kew Bull. 41(3): 551. 1986. Borneo (Sarawak).
  60. Selaginella cheiromorpha Alston in Jermy & J.M.Rankin; Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Bot. 9(4): 257. 1981. Colombia.
  61. Selaginella chevalieri Hieron. ex R. Bonap.; Notes Pterid. 1: 124. 1915. Zaire.
  62. Selaginella chingii Alston; Jour. Bot. 70: 66, no. 10. 1932. China.
  63. Selaginella christii Hieron.; Hedwigia 41: 176, no. 5. 1902. American Samoa.
  64. Selaginella chrysorrhizos Spring; Mém. Acad. Sci. Bélg. 24 (2): 251. 1850. India, SE Asia.
  65. Selaginella cochleata (Hook. & Grev.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 143, no. 55. 1843. Sri Lanka.
  66. Selaginella commersoniana Spring, Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 141, no. 46. 1843. Philippines.
  67. Selaginella compta Hand.-Mazz.; Symb. Sin. 6: 9, t. 2, f. 4. 1929. China.
  68. Selaginella concinna (Sw.) Spring; Flora 21: 188, no. 15. 1838. Mauritius, Réunion.
  69. Selaginella conferta Moore; Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. 1: 133. 1861. Borneo.
  70. Selaginella confusa Spring; Flora 21: 218. 1838. Cuba, Jamaica.
  71. Selaginella congoensis Alston; Mém. Inst. Franc. Afr. Noire, 50: 30, t. 6, f. 1-8. 1957. Congo.
  72. Selaginella convoluta (Arn.) Spring; Fl. Bras. 1(2): 131. 1840. S America, Caribbean.
  73. Selaginella copelandii Hieron.; Fedde Repert. 10: 106, no. 14. 1911. Philippines (Mindanao).
  74. Selaginella cordifolia (Desv. ex Poir.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 10: 228. 1843. Greater Antilles.
  75. Selaginella cruciformis Alston ex J.A.Crabbe & Jermy; Fern Gaz. 11(4): 257. 1976. Venezuela.
  76. Selaginella cruegeri Jenm.; Gard. Chron. III, 22: 378. 1897. Trinidad, Venezuela, Bolivia.
  77. Selaginella cumingiana Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 146, no. 81. 1843. Philippines, ?Java.
  78. Selaginella cyatheoides Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 145, no. 76. 1843. Philippines.
  79. Selaginella cyclophylla A. R. Sm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 77(2): 266. 1990. Venezuela (Amazonas).
  80. Selaginella daguensis Hieron.; Hedwigia, 43: 49, no. 55. 1904. Colombia.
  81. Selaginella dahlii Hieron.; Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 50: 2, 10, no. 2. 1913. New Guinea.
  82. Selaginella d'armandvillei Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit. II, 1: 23-24. 1911. Sulawesi.
  83. Selaginella dasyloma Alston; J. Bot. 72: 228. 1934. Colombia.
  84. Selaginella davaoensis Hieron.; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 6: 2053. 1913. Philippines.
  85. Selaginella davidii Franch.; Pl. David. 1: 344. 1884. China.
  86. Selaginella decomposita Spring; Mart. Fl. Bras. l(2): 123, no. 10. 1840. Brazil.
  87. Selaginella decora Hort. Linden ex A. Br.; App. Ind. Sem. Hort. Berol., 20. 1858. Trop. America.
  88. Selaginella decurrens Hieron.; Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pfl. 1 (4): 703, no. 7. [1901] 1902. Pacific.
  89. Selaginella deltoides A. Br.; Ann. Sci. Nat. V, 3: 287. 1865. Brazil, Trinidad, Tobago, Colombia.
  90. Selaginella dendricola Jenm.; Gard. Chron. III, 2: 99. 1887. N S America.
  91. Selaginella desvauxii Kümmerle; Magyar Bot. Lapok, 26: 100. 1928. Réunion.
  92. Selaginella dielsii Hieron.; Hedwigia 51: 254, no. 7. [1911] 1912. Borneo.
  93. Selaginella distachya Cordem.; Bull. Soc. Sci. et Arts de Pile de la Réunion (1890)-91. 104. Réunion.
  94. Selaginella distans Warb.; Monsunia, 1: 106, 120, no. 86. 1900. Fiji.
  95. Selaginella dixitii Madhus. & Nampy; Nordic J. Bot. 14(5): 527. 1994. India (Kerala).
  96. Selaginella doederleinii Hieron.; Hedwigia 43(1): 41-42. 1904. SE Asia.
  97. Selaginella dolichoclada Alston; Jour. Bot. 70: 64, no. 5. 1932. Vietnam.
  98. Selaginella dorsicola Hosok. Palau Isl.
  99. Selaginella dosediae Gilli; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 81: 28. 1977 publ. 1978. Papua New Guinea.
  100. Selaginella douglasii (Hook. & Grev.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 10: 138. 1843. NW US.
  101. Selaginella dregei (Presl) Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 315, t. 36. 1900. S, E Africa.
  102. Selaginella duidae A. C. Smith; Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, 58: 312. 1931. Venezuela (Cerro Duida).
  103. Selaginella echinata Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 536. 1887. Madagascar.
  104. Selaginella ecuadoriana Gilli; Feddes Repert. 88(5-6): 390. 1977. Ecuador.
  105. Selaginella effusa Alston; Jour. Bot. 70: 65, no. 9. 1932. China, Vietnam.
  106. Selaginella eggersii Sodiro; Crypt. Vasc. Quito, 605, no. 15. 1893. Ecuador.
  107. Selaginella elegans (Desv.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 226. 1843. Réunion.
  108. Selaginella elmeri Hieron.; Fedde Repert. 10: 46, no. 5. 1911. Philippines (Leyte).
  109. Selaginella engleri Hieron.; Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pfl. l(4): 704, no. 374. [1901] 1902. Philippines.
  110. Selaginella erectifolia Spring; Monogr. Lyc. II: 92, no. 36. 1850. Brazil.
  111. Selaginella eschscholzii Hieron.; Elmer's Leaflets Phil. Bot. 6: 2041, no. 26. 1913. Philippines (Luzon).
  112. Selaginella eublepharis A. Braun ex Hieron.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. 1(4): 677. 1902. Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Zanzibar.
  113. Selaginella euclimax Alston ex Crabbe & Jermy; Fern Gaz. 11: 259. 1976. Panama, E-Colombia.
  114. Selaginella exasperata Warb.; Monsunia 1: 109, 126, no. 139. 1900. Borneo.
  115. Selaginella exilis J. W. Moore; Bishop Mus. Bull. 102: 14. 1933. Society Isl.
  116. Selaginella expansa Sodiro; Rec. Crypt. Vasc. Prov. Quito, 95, no. 12. 1883. Ecuador.
  117. Selaginella fenixii Hieron.; Fedde Reppert. 10: 98, no. 10. 1911. Philippines (Luzon).
  118. Selaginella filicaulis Sodiro; Crypt. Vasc. Quit. 600. 1893), also in Anales Univ. Centr. Ecuador 12: 413. 1895. Bolivia, Ecuador.
  119. Selaginella finium Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit., II, 16: 52. 1914. Borneo.
  120. Selaginella firmula A. Br. ex Kuhn; Verh. K.-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien, 19: 585, no. 132. 1869. Vanuatu, Fiji, Solomons, New Ireland.
  121. Selaginella fissidentoides (Hook. & Grev.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 8(12):142. 1841. Madagascar.
  122. Selaginella flabelloides Warb.; Monsunia 1: 105, 118, no. 76. 1900. Philippines (Luzon).
  123. Selaginella flabellum (Desv.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 234, no 157. 1843. Hispaniola.
  124. Selaginella fragillima A. Silv.; Bol. Comm. Geogr. Geol. Est. Minas Geraes 5: 127, t. 11. 1898. Brazil (Minas Gerais).
  125. Selaginella fruticulosa (Bory) Spring; Flora 21: 202. 1838. Réunion, Mauritius.
  126. Selaginella fulcrata (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Spring; Bull. Acad. Sci. Brux 10: 231. 1843. India, Nepal, China.
  127. Selaginella furcillifolia Hieron.; Hedwigia 50: 31, no. 22. 1910. Borneo.
  128. Selaginella gaudichaudiana Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 145, no. 72. 1843. Moluccas.
  129. Selaginella gebaueriana Hand.-Mazz.; Symb. Sin. 6: 9-10, t. 1, f. 4. 1929. Sichuan.
  130. Selaginella gigantea Steyerm. & A. R. Sm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 73(1):209. 1986. Venezuela.
  131. Selaginella glossophylla Alston in J.A.Crabbe & Jermy; Fern Gaz. ll(4): 259. 1976. Bolivia, Chile.
  132. Selaginella goudotiana Spring; Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 8(12): 140. 1841. Madagascar.
  133. Selaginella grabowskyi Warb.; Monsunia 1: 107, 122, no. 109a. 1900. Borneo, Bangka Isl., Java, ?Sumbawa.
  134. Selaginella gracilis Moore; Gard. Chron. 25, 1: 752; 2: 407. 1886. New Guinea.
  135. Selaginella grallipes Alston; Mem. Soc. L. Normandie Bot. l(3): 80. 1938. Gabon, Congo.
  136. Selaginella grandis Moore; Gard. Chron., 18 (2): 40, t. 8. 1882. Borneo.
  137. Selaginella griffithii Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 145, no. 80. 1843. SE Asia.
  138. Selaginella haenkeana Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 225. 1843, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia.
  139. Selaginella halconensis Hieron.; Fedde Repert. 10: 108, no. 15. 1911. Philippines (Luzon), Palawan.
  140. Selaginella hallieri Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit. II, 11: 36. 1913. Borneo.
  141. Selaginella hartii Hieron.; Urban Symb. Antill. 3: 525. 1903. Trinidad.
  142. Selaginella hartwegiana Spring; Mem. Acad. Roy. Sci. Belgique 24: 188. 1849. Panama, Colombia, Ecuador.
  143. Selaginella helferi Warb.; Monsunia 1: 107, 121, no. 106. 1900. SE Asia.
  144. Selaginella hellwigii Hieron.; Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 50: 2, 12, no. 3. 1913. New Guinea.
  145. Selaginella heterodonta (Desv. ex Poir.) Hieron.; Symb. Antill. 9: 392. 1925. Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola.
  146. Selaginella heterostachys Baker; Jour. Bot. 23: 177, no. 264. 1885. Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam, China.
  147. Selaginella hewittii Hieron.; Hedwigia 51: 262, no. 12. [1911] 1912. Borneo.
  148. Selaginella hezhangensis P.S. Wang & X.Y. Wang; Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 16(4): 418, f. 4-9. 1996. China.
  149. Selaginella hildebrandtii A. Br. ex Kuhn; v. Decken Reise, III, 3, Bot.: 71, no. 88. 1879. Madagascar, Comores.
  150. Selaginella hindsii Hieron.; Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 50: 2, 43, no. 18. 1913. New Guinea.
  151. Selaginella hispida (Willd.) A. Br. ex Urban; Symb. Antill. 9: 394. 1925. Jamaica.
  152. Selaginella hochreutineri Hieron.; Ann. Cons. Bot. Genčve 15-16: 228-230. 1912. Western Samoa.
  153. Selaginella hollrungii Hieron.; Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 50: 35, no. 14. 1913. New Guinea.
  154. Selaginella hookeri Bak.; Journ. Bot. 23: 21. 1886. India, SE Asia.
  155. Selaginella hordeiformis Baker; Jour. Bot. 23: 47, no. 229. 1885. New Caledonia, ?Fiji.
  156. Selaginella hosei Hieron.; Hedwigia 51: 243, no. 3. [1911] 1912. Borneo.
  157. Selaginella imbricans A.R. Sm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 77: 266, f. 9K-N. 1990. Venezuela (Amazonas).
  158. Selaginella inaequalifolia (Hook. & Grev.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10:145. 1843. India, Myanmar, N Thailand.
  159. Selaginella ingens Alston; Jour. Bot. 72: 229. 1934. Borneo.
  160. Selaginella integerrima (Hook. & Grev.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 144. 1843. India (Tamil Nadu), Sri Lanka.
  161. Selaginella integrifolia Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit. II, 11: 33. 1913. Borneo.
  162. Selaginella intermedia (BI.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 144. 1843. SE Asia.
  163. Selaginella intertexta Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 233, no. 156. 1843. Philippines (Luzon).
  164. Selaginella jacquemontii Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 226, no. 104. 1843. India, Afghanistan, Pakistan.
  165. Selaginella jagorii Warb.; Monsunia 1: 104, 116, no. 68. 1900. Philippines (Luzon).
  166. Selaginella kaernbachii Hieron.; Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pfl. l(4): 700, no. 335. New Guinea.
  167. Selaginella kalbreyeri Baker; Jour. Bot. 22: 276, no. 157. 1884. C/W Africa.
  168. Selaginella kanehirae Alston; Jour. Bot. 72: 227. 1934. Micronesia.
  169. Selaginella kansuensis Ching & Y.P. Hsu; Fl. Tsinling. 2: 205, pl. 3, f. 7-12. 1974. Gansu.
  170. Selaginella karimatae Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit. II, 16: 48. 1914. Karimata Isl.
  171. Selaginella ketra-ayam Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit. II, 1: 24-25. 1911. Bangka Isl.
  172. Selaginella kittyae Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit. II, 7: 35. 1912. Sumatra, Mentawai.
  173. Selaginella kivuensis Bizzarri; Bull. Jard. Bot. Belg. 53(1-2): 174. 1983. Congo.
  174. Selaginella kochii Hieron.; Koch-Grünberg Reisen in Nordwest-Brasilien, 2:361. 1910. N S America.
  175. Selaginella kouycheensis H. Lév.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9(222-226): 451. 1911. Guizhou.
  176. Selaginella kusaiensis Hosokawa; Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan, 25. 147:440. 1935. Micronesia.
  177. Selaginella labordei Hieron. ex Christ; Bull. Ac. Int. Géogr. Bot. 11:272, no. 168. 1902. China.
  178. Selaginella lageriana Hort. ex Underw.; Bailey Cycl. 4: 1650. 1902. Colombia.
  179. Selaginella lanceolata Warb.; Monsunia 1: 108, 123, no. 117. 1900. Sulawesi.
  180. Selaginella latifolia (Hook. & Grev.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10:146, no. 82. 1843. Sri Lanka.
  181. Selaginella latifrons Warb.; Monsunia 1: 106, 120, no. 89. 1900. Philippines (Luzon, Catanduanes).
  182. Selaginella latupana Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit. II, 16: 54. 1914. Sulawesi, Moluccas.
  183. Selaginella lauterbachii Hieron.; Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 50: 31, no. 12. 1913. New Guinea.
  184. Selaginella laxifolia Baker ex Krug apud Urban; Engl. Bot. Jahrb 24: 151. 1897. Puerto Rico.
  185. Selaginella laxisporophylla K. H. Shing; Vasc. Pl. Hengduan Mount. 1: 10. 1993. China.
  186. Selaginella laxistrobila K. H. Shing; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 31(6): 569. 1993. China.
  187. Selaginella lebongtandaiana Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit. II, 23: 23. 1916. Sumatra.
  188. Selaginella lechleri Hieron.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. 1(4): 683. 1901. NW S America.
  189. Selaginella ledermanni Hieron. ex Brause; Engl. Bot. Jahrb.,56: 224, no. 6. 1920. New Guinea.
  190. Selaginella leonardii O.C. Schmidt; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 20: 155. 1924. Hispaniola, Jamaica.
  191. Selaginella leoneensis Hieron.; Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pfl. l(4): 697[1901] 1902. W Africa.
  192. Selaginella lepida Hieron.; Hedwigia 51: 260, no. 11. [1911] 1912. Borneo, Sulawesi, Maros Isl.
  193. Selaginella leprieurii Hieron.; Hedwigia 43: 48, no. 54. 1904. French Guiana.
  194. Selaginella leucoloma Alston in J. A. Crabbe & Jenny; Fern Gaz. ll(4): 262. 1976. Bolivia.
  195. Selaginella leveriana Alston; Jour. Bot. 77: 225. 1939. Solomon Isl.
  196. Selaginella lewalleana M.P.Bizzarri; Bull. Jard. Bot. Belg. St(1-2): 222. 1981. Rwanda, Burundi.
  197. Selaginella liboensis H.S. Kung & P.S. Wang; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 24(4):325-326, f. 1. 1986. China.
  198. Selaginella limbata Alston; J. Bot. 70(831): 62. 1932. Ryukyu Isl., S China.
  199. Selaginella lindhardtii Hieron.; Bull. Herb. Boiss. II, 5: 723, no. 99. 1905. Thailand.
  200. Selaginella lindigii A. Br.; Ann. Sci. Nat. V, 3: 297-298, no. 36. 1865. Colombia, Ecuador.
  201. Selaginella lineariformis Jermy; Kew Bull. 41(3): 549. 1986. Borneo (Sarawak).
  202. Selaginella lineolata Mickel & Beitel; Pterid. Fl. Oaxaca (Mem. NY Bot. Gard. 46): 343. 1988. Mexico.
  203. Selaginella llanosii Hieron.; Elmer's Leaflets Phil. Bot. 6: 2039, no. 1913. Philippines, Borneo, Talaud Isl.
  204. Selaginella lobbii ("Veitch") ex A. Br.; Ind. Sem. Hort. Berol., 20. 1858. Borneo.
  205. Selaginella longiciliata Hieron.; Engl., Bot. Jahrb. 50: 2, 33, no. 13. 1913. New Guinea, N Queensland.
  206. Selaginella longipes Alderw.; Mal. Fern Allies, 87, no. 28. 1915. Borneo.
  207. Selaginella longirostris Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit. II, 11: 25. 1913. Borneo.
  208. Selaginella longissima Baker; Jour. Bot. 19: 208. 1881. Colombia, ?Ecuador.
  209. Selaginella lonko-batu Hieron. & Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit. II, 16: 42. 1914. Sulawesi.
  210. Selaginella loriai Hieron.; Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 50: 2, 27, no. 10. 1913. New Guinea.
  211. Selaginella lutchuensis Koidzumi; Pl. Nov. Amamio-Oshimensis, Ins. Adjasc. 4. 1928. S Japan, Ryukyu Isl.
  212. Selaginella luzonensis Hieron.; Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pfl. l(4): 681, no. 113. [1901] 1902. Philippines (Luzon).
  213. Selaginella lychnuchus Spring ex Klotzsch; Linnaea 20: 435. 1847 (nomen), ex Spring, Monogr. Lyc. II: 247, no. 186. 1850. Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela.
  214. Selaginella macilenta Baker; J. Bot. 22(3): 90. 1884. Ecuador, Colombia.
  215. Selaginella macranthera Weatherby; Jour. Arn. Arb. 24: 326. 1943. Mexico (Chihuahua).
  216. Selaginella macroblepharis Warb.; Monsunia 1: 108, 124, no. 126, t. 3C. 1900. New Guinea (Irian Jaya).
  217. Selaginella macrophylla A. Br.; Ann. Sci. Nat. V, 3: 302. 1865. Bolivia.
  218. Selaginella madagascariensis Baker; J. Bot. 18: 372. 1880. Madagascar.
  219. Selaginella magnifica Warb.; Monsunia 1: 103, 114, no. 45, t. 3A. 1900. Philippines (Mindanao).
  220. Selaginella mairei H. Lév.; Sert. Yunnan. 299. 1916. Burma, S China, N Vietnam, Laos
  221. Selaginella mannii Baker; Jour. Bot. 23: 180, no. 277. 1885. Principe Isl., Sao Tomé.
  222. Selaginella marinii Stefanovic & Rakotondr.; Novon 6(2): 205. 1996. Madagascar.
  223. Selaginella marosensis Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit. II, 1: 19. 1911. Sulawesi.
  224. Selaginella martensii Spring; Mem. Acad. Roy. Sci. Belgique 24: 129. 1849. Mexico to Panama.
  225. Selaginella mastospora Valdespino. Bolivia.
  226. Selaginella maxima Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit. II, 16: 53. 1914. Borneo.
  227. Selaginella mayeri Hieron.; Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pfl. l(4): 700, no. 343. [1901] 1902. Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Burma, Sumatra.
  228. Selaginella megalura Hieron.; Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pfl. l(4): 702, no. 358. 1901. Borneo.
  229. Selaginella megastachya Baker; Jour. Bot. 23: 20, no. 202. 1885. New Caledonia.
  230. Selaginella melanesica Kuhn; Forschungsr. Gazelle IV, Bot: 17. 1889. New Hanover, Solomons.
  231. Selaginella membranacea (Desv.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 225, no. 88. 1843. Réunion, Mauritius.
  232. Selaginella meridensis Alston; Jenny & J.M.Rankin Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Bot. 9(4): 267. 1981. Venezuela.
  233. Selaginella mickelii Valdespino; Brittonia 44(3): 316. 1992. S-Mexico (Oaxaca, Chiapas).
  234. Selaginella microtus A. Br.; Ann. Sci. Nat. V, 3: 293, no. 32. 1865. Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela.
  235. Selaginella minima Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 139, no. 29. 1843. S Mexico to Fr Guiana.
  236. Selaginella mittenii Bak.; J. Bot. Lond. 21: 18. 1883. S/C Africa.
  237. Selaginella molleri Hieron.; Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pfl. l(4): 697, no. 292. [1901] 1902. W Africa.
  238. Selaginella molliceps Spring; Mem. Acad. Roy. Sci. Belgique 24: 257. 1850) Africa.
  239. Selaginella monodii Alston; Bull. Inst. Franc. Afr. Noire, Ser. A, 21: 440. 1959. Sao Tomé.
  240. Selaginella morgani Zeiller; Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 32: 78. 1885. Peninsular Malaysia (Perak, Pahan).
  241. Selaginella moritziana Spring ex Klotzsch; Linnaea 20: 436. 1847. Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela.
  242. Selaginella mortoniana Crabbe & Jermy; Amer. Fern J. 63: 139. 1973. Colombia, Ecuador.
  243. Selaginella moszkowskii Hieron.; Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 50: 2, 14, no. 4. 1913. New Guinea.
  244. Selaginella muelleri Baker; Jour. Bot. 23: 122, no. 123. 1885. New Guinea.
  245. Selaginella neei Hieron.; Fedde Repert. 10: 48, no. 6. 1911. Philippines.
  246. Selaginella negrosensis Hieron.; Elmer's Leaflets Phil. Bot. 6: 2007, no. 13. 1913. Philippines.
  247. Selaginella neocaledonica Baker; Jour. Bot. 22: 245, no. 143. 1884. New Caledonia, Ile des Pins.
  248. Selaginella nipponica Franch. & Sav.; Enum. Pl. Jap. 2: 199, 615. 1879. E Asia.
  249. Selaginella novae-guineae Hieron.; Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pfl. l(4): 681, no. 119. [1901] 1902. New Guinea.
  250. Selaginella nummularia Warb.; Monsunia 1: 108, 123, no. 121. 1900. Philippines, Ambon, Sulawesi.
  251. Selaginella oligoclada Baker; Jour. Bot. 22: 277, no. 158. 1884. Colombia.
  252. Selaginella omeiensis Ching; Acta Bot. Yunnan. 3(2): 253. 1981. Sichuan (Emei Shan).
  253. Selaginella opaca Warb.; Monsunia 1: 108, 122, no. 112. 1900. Java, Philippines, Sumatra, Lombok, New Guinea, Ceram.
  254. Selaginella orinocensis Maury; Moret Jour. de Bot. 3: 130, f. 2. 1889. N S America.
  255. Selaginella ostenfeldii Hieron.; Bull. Herb. Boiss. II, 5: 721, no. 98. 1905. Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Vietnam.
  256. Selaginella ovifolia Baker; J. Bot. 22: 90. 1884. Caribbean, N S America.
  257. Selaginella oviformis Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit. II, 28: 48. 1918. Borneo.
  258. Selaginella padangensis Hieron.; Hedwigia 50: 34, no. 23. 1910. Malaysia.
  259. Selaginella palauensis Hosakawa; Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan, 25(147):441. 1935. Palau Isl.
  260. Selaginella pallidissima Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 231. 1943. India, Nepal.
  261. Selaginella palu-palu Bail.; Queensl. Agr. Jour. 9: 215, t. 2. 1901. New Guinea.
  262. Selaginella panurensis Baker; Jour. Bot. 21: 97, no. 33. 1883. Brazil.
  263. Selaginella parvifolia Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit. II, 11: 30. 1913. Borneo.
  264. Selaginella paxii Hieron.; Bot. Jahrb. Engl. 44: 512. 1910. Borneo.
  265. Selaginella pentagona Spring; Mém. Acad. Sci. Belg. 24 (2): 150. 1850. India.
  266. Selaginella permutata Hieron.; Hedwigia 50: 24, no. 19. 1910. Sumatra, peninsular Malaysia.
  267. Selaginella perottetii Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 228, no. 116. 1843. French Guiana.
  268. Selaginella perpusilla Baker; J. Bot. 23: 292. 1885. C Africa, Madagascar, Oman.
  269. Selaginella pervaga Hieron.; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 6: 2021. 1913. Philippines.
  270. Selaginella petelotii Alston; H. Lecomte, Flore Gén. de Indo-Chine, 7: 562, t. 66, f. 1-5. 1951. Vietnam.
  271. Selaginella phanotricha Baker; Jour. Bot. 23: 156, no. 261. 1885. Borneo.
  272. Selaginella phillipsina (Hieron.) Alston; Journ. Bot. 77: 222. 1939. E Africa.
  273. Selaginella picta (Griff.) A. Braun ex Baker; J. Bot. 23(265): 19. 1885. India, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, China (Yunnan).
  274. Selaginella pilosula Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit. III, 5: 233. 1922. Ternate, Ceram.
  275. Selaginella plagiochila Baker; Jour. Bot. 21: 212, no. 67. 1883. Cuba.
  276. Selaginella platysticta Klotzsch ex A. Br.; Ann. Sci. Nat. V, 3: 274. 1865. Venezuela.
  277. Selaginella plumieri Hieron.; Urban Symb. Antill., 7: 488. 1913. Hispaniola, Cuba.
  278. Selaginella polystachya (Warb.) Hieron.; Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pfl. l(4):702, no. 362. [1901] 1902. Sumatra.
  279. Selaginella polyura Warb.; Monsunia 1: 104, 116, no. 64, t. VI, f. A. 1900. Philippines.
  280. Selaginella popayanensis Hieron.; Hedwigia 43: 9. 1904. Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador.
  281. Selaginella poperangensis Hieron. ex Rech.; Denkskr. Ak. Wien, 89: 483, t. 7,f. 13C. 1914. Solomons.
  282. Selaginella porelloides (Lam.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 10(1):141. 1843. Costa Rica to Guyanas, Trinidad.
  283. Selaginella porphyrospora A. Braun; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 5, 5, 3:286. 1865. Mexico to Ecuador.
  284. Selaginella posewitzii Hieron.; Hedwigia 51: 241, no. 1. [1911] 1912. Borneo, Sarawak.
  285. Selaginella potaroensis Jenman; Gard. Chron. 3, 2: 154. 1887. N S America.
  286. Selaginella praestans Alston; Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 9: 260. 1981. Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
  287. Selaginella praetermissa Alston; Journ. Bot. 70: 65. 1932. S India, Sri Lanka.
  288. Selaginella prasina Baker; Jour. Bot. 22: 113, no. 134. 1884. Cuba.
  289. Selaginella presliana Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 137, no. 16. 1843. Philippines (Luzon).
  290. Selaginella pricei B.C.Tan & Jermy; Fern Gaz. 12(3): 170. 1981. Philippines.
  291. Selaginella procera Alston; Jour. Bot. 72: 227. 1934. Philippines (Luzon, Catanduanes).
  292. Selaginella producta Baker; J. Bot. 21(8): 243. 1883. Costa Rica to Brazil, Trinidad.
  293. Selaginella propinqua Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit. III, 5: 233. 1922. Riouw Arch.
  294. Selaginella prostrata H.S. Kung; Acta Bot. Yunnan. 3(2): 254-255, f. 1: 1-8. 1981. China.
  295. Selaginella protensa Alston; Mém. Inst. Franc. Afr. Noire, 50: 41. 1957. Ivory Coast.
  296. Selaginella protracta Warb.; Monsunia 1: 105, 117, no. 73. 1900. Marquesas Isl.
  297. Selaginella proxima R.M. Tryon; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 42: 56, f. 33-35, map 37. 1955. Madagascar.
  298. Selaginella pseudonipponica Tag.; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 25: 177. 1973. Taiwan.
  299. Selaginella pseudopaleifera Hand.-Mazz.; Sitzgsber. Akad. Wiss. Wien, 61: 82. 1924. SE Asia.
  300. Selaginella pseudo-volkensii Hosok. Palau Isl.
  301. Selaginella puberulipes Alderw.; Nova Guinea, Rés. d. Expéd. á 1 Núov. Guin., 14 (Bot.): 66. 1924. New Guinea.
  302. Selaginella pubescens (Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 225. 1843. SE Asia.
  303. Selaginella pusilla (Desv.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 140, no. 35. 1843. Réunion, Mauritius.
  304. Selaginella quadrifaria Alston in Jermy & Rankin; Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Bot. 9(4): 261. 1981. Peru, Colombia, Ecuador.
  305. Selaginella quadrivenulosa Alderw.; Nova Guinea, Rés. d. Expéd. á 1. Nouv. Guin., 14 (Bot.): 65. 1924. New Guinea.
  306. Selaginella radiata (Aubl.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 143, no. 54. 1843. N S America.
  307. Selaginella radicata (Hook. & Grev.) Spring; Mém. Acad. Sci. Belg. 24 (2) 114. 1850. India.
  308. Selaginella raiateensis J. W. Moore; Bull. Bish. Mus. 102: 15. 1933. Society Isl.
  309. Selaginella ramosii Hieron.; Fedde Reppert. 10: 52, no. 8. 1911. Philippines (Luzon).
  310. Selaginella ramosissima Baker; J. Bot. 23: 295. 1885. Ecuador, Peru.
  311. Selaginella raynaliana Tard.-Blot; Adansonia 3(3): 352-353, t. 1, f. 1-9. 1963. Cameroun.
  312. Selaginella rechingeri Hieron. ex Rech.; Denkschr. Akad. Wien 89: 486, t. 7, f. a and b. 1914. Fiji.
  313. Selaginella reflexa Underw.; Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, 21: 268. 1894. Mexico, Guatemala.
  314. Selaginella reineckei Hieron.; Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pfl. l(4): 678, no. 83. [1901] 1902. Samoa.
  315. Selaginella repanda (Desv. & Poir.) Spring; Gaud. Voy. Bonite Bot. 1: 329. 1846. SE Asia.
  316. Selaginella reticulata (Hook. & Grev.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 233. 1843. India, Myanmar.
  317. Selaginella ridleyi Baker; Ann. Bot. 8: 131, no. 58. 1894. Peninsular Malaysia.
  318. Selaginella rivalis Ridl.; Kew Bull. 1924, p. 266. 1924. Peninsular Malaysia.
  319. Selaginella robinsonii Alderw.; Phil. Jour. Sci., c Bot., 11: 118. 1916. Ambon.
  320. Selaginella rodrigueziana Baker; Fl. Maurit., 523, no. 4. 1877. Rodrigues.
  321. Selaginella roesickeana Hieron. ex Brause; Bot. Jahrb. Engl. 56: 235, no. 36. 1920. New Guinea.
  322. Selaginella roraimensis Baker; Timehri 5: 221. 1886), also in Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 2: 295. 1887. SE Venezuela, British Guyana, Colombia.
  323. Selaginella rosea Alston; Jour. Bot. 70: 281-282. 1932. Colombia.
  324. Selaginella rothertii Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit. II, 7: 30. 1912. Java.
  325. Selaginella rotundifolia Spring; Bull. Acad. R. Bruxelles 10(1): 139. 1843. Caribbean.
  326. Selaginella roxburghii (Hook. & Grev.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 228, no. 115. 1843. SE Asia.
  327. Selaginella royenii Alston; Nova Guinea, N. S., 7(1): 2. 1956. New Guinea.
  328. Selaginella sakuraii H. Miller; Taxon 16: 70. 1967. Palau Isl.
  329. Selaginella salazariae Valdespino; Brittonia 45(4): 319. 1993. non Cordemoy 1890. Panama.
  330. Selaginella salaziana Cordemoy; Bull. Soc. Sci. de l'ile de la Réunion. 1890)-91: 100. 1891. Réunion.
  331. Selaginella sambasensis Hieron.; Hedwigia 50: 9, no. 7. 1910. Borneo.
  332. Selaginella sambiranensis Stefanov. & Rakotondr.; Adansonia, ser. 3 3 19(1):166, f. 1-2. 1997. Madagascar.
  333. Selaginella sandvicensis Baker; Jour. Bot. 23: 155, no. 259. 1885. Hawaii.
  334. Selaginella sandwithii Alston in Jermy & J.M.Rankin; Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Bot. 9(4): 289. 1981. Guyanas.
  335. Selaginella sarawakensis Hieron.; Hedwigia 50: 13, no. 10. 1910. Borneo.
  336. Selaginella scabrifolia Ching & Chu H. Wang; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8(2): 157. 1959. Hainan.
  337. Selaginella scalariformis A.C. Sm.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 58: 314. 1931. Venezuela (Amazonas), British Guyana.
  338. Selaginella scalmophylla Valdespino. Bolivia.
  339. Selaginella schaffneri Hieron.; Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pfl. l(4): 674, no. 47. [1901] 1902. Mexico.
  340. Selaginella schatteburgiana Hieron.; Bot. Jahrb. Enbl. 56: 229, no. 29. 1920. New Guinea.
  341. Selaginella schefferi Hieron.; Bot. Jahrb. Engl. 50: 2, 24, no. 8. 1913. New Guinea.
  342. Selaginella schiedeana A. Br.; App. Ind. Sem. Hort. Berol., 14. [1857] 1858. Mexico.
  343. Selaginella schlechteri Hieron.; Bot. Jahrb. Engl. 50: 2, 41, no, 17. 1913. New Guinea.
  344. Selaginella schumannii Hieron.; Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 50: 2, 26. 1913. New Guinea.
  345. Selaginella scintillata Alston in Jermy & J.M.Rankin; Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Bot. 9(4): 282. 1981. Venezuela.
  346. Selaginella scopulorum Maxon; Amer. Fern J. 11: 36. 1921. W Canada, W USA.
  347. Selaginella sechellarum Baker; Fl. Maurit., 523, no. 523. 1877. Seychelles.
  348. Selaginella seemannii Baker; J. Bot. 21: 244. 1883. Panama to Guyanas.
  349. Selaginella selangorensis Bedd. ex Ridl.; Jour. As. Soc., Str. Br., No. 80:148, no. 3. 1919. Peninsular Malaysia.
  350. Selaginella semicordata (Wall ex Hook. & Grev.) Spring; Mart. Fl. Bras. 1 (2):122. 1840. India to Malaysia.
  351. Selaginella sepikensis Hieron. ex Brause; Bot. Jahrb. Engl. 56: 243, no. 58. 1920. Solomon Islands.
  352. Selaginella serpens (Desv. ex Poir.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 10(1):228. 1843. Caribbean.
  353. Selaginella serratosquarrosa Quansah; Fern Gaz. 13(5): 282. 1989. Cameroun, Gabon.
  354. Selaginella serrulata (Desv.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 228, no. 113. 1843. Réunion
  355. Selaginella sespillifolia Brownlie; Fl. Nouv.-Caléd. 3, Ptéridophytes, 32. 1969. New Caledonia.
  356. Selaginella setchellii O. C. Schmidt; Fedde Repert, 20: 158. 1924. Society Isl. (Tahiti).
  357. Selaginella shabaensis Bizzarri; Webbia 36(1): 204. 1982. E Zaire.
  358. Selaginella siamensis Hieron.; Bot. Tidsskr. 24: 113. 1901. SE Asia.
  359. Selaginella sibuyanensis Hieron.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 97. 1911. Philippines.
  360. Selaginella sichuanica H.S.Kung; Acta Bot. Yunnan. 3(2): 252. 1981. China.
  361. Selaginella simpokakensis Hieron.; Bot. Jahrb. Engl. 44: 511. 1910. Borneo.
  362. Selaginella singalanensis Hieron.; Hedwigia 50: 18, no. 12. 1910. Sumatra.
  363. Selaginella sinuosa (Desv.) Alston; Jour. Bot. 72: 230. 1934. Réunion.
  364. Selaginella smithiorum Valdespino; Brittonia 45(4): 322. 1993. Venezuela.
  365. Selaginella sobolifera A. R. Sm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 77(2): 269. 1990. Venezuela, Colombia.
  366. Selaginella societatis J. W. Moore; Bull. Bish. Mus. 102: 13. 1923. Society Isl.
  367. Selaginella soneratii Hieron.; Bot. Jahrb. Engl. 50: 2, 7, no. 1. 1913. New Guinea.
  368. Selaginella soyauxii Hieron.; Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pfl. l(4): 697, no. 305. [1901] 1902, Africa.
  369. Selaginella spanielema Alston; Jour. Bot. 72: 229. 1934. Borneo.
  370. Selaginella speciosa A. Br.; Ann. Sci. Nat. V, 3: 274-275, no. 7. 1865. Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, ?Brazil.
  371. Selaginella squarrosa Baker; Jour. Bot. 23: 180, no. 276. 1885. Cameroun, Equatorial Guinea, Principe Isl.
  372. Selaginella standleyi Maxon; Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 72: 9. 1920. Alaska, W Canada, W US.
  373. Selaginella stipulata (Blume) Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 145, no. 70. 1843. Malaysia.
  374. Selaginella stolleana Hieron. ex Brause; Bot. Jahrb. Engl. 56: 236, no. 37. 1920. New Guinea.
  375. Selaginella strigosa Bedd.; Kew Bull. 1911; 192. 1911. Malaysia, Thailand.
  376. Selaginella strobiformis Warb.; Monsunia 1: 109, 124, no. 128, t. 3D. 1900. New Guinea, Java.
  377. Selaginella subarborescens Hook.; Second Cent. Ferns, t. 84. [1861] 1864. Brazil.
  378. Selaginella subcalcarata Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit. II, 16: 49. 1914. Borneo.
  379. Selaginella subcordata A. Br. ex Kuhn; Fil. Afr., 193. 1868. Africa.
  380. Selaginella subisophylla Jermy; Brit. Fern Gaz. 10: 30, f. 1-9. 1968. Zambia.
  381. Selaginella subserpentina Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit. II, 1: 17. 1911. Sumbawa, Borneo.
  382. Selaginella subspinulosa Spring; Miq. Pl. Jungh. 3: 277, no. 10. 1854. Java.
  383. Selaginella subsplendens Presl; Bot. Bem., 152. 1844. ?Ecuador.
  384. Selaginella subtrisulcata Alderw.; Nova Guinea, Rés. d. Expéd. á Nouv. Guin. 14 (Bot. Liv. 1) : 65. 1924. New Guinea.
  385. Selaginella suffruticosa Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit. II, 1: 22. 1911. New Guinea.
  386. Selaginella sungemagneana Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit. II; 11: 31. 1913. Borneo. Remarks: possible syn. of
  387. Selaginella grabowskyi Warb., Monsunia 1:107,122. 1900. Palong, Timon, dusson.
  388. Selaginella tama-montana Seriz.; J. Jap. Bot. 53(8): 242. 1978. Japan (Honshu).
  389. Selaginella tanyclada Alston ex Crabbe & Jermy; Amer. Fern J. 63: 143. 1973. Panama, Colombia,
  390. Selaginella tarapotensis Baker; J. Bot. 21(4): 98-99. 1883. S Mexico to Bolivia.
  391. Selaginella taylorii Valdespino; Brittonia 45(4): 320. 1993. Panama.
  392. Selaginella temehaniensis J. W. Moore; Bish. Mus. Bull. 102: 13. 1933. Society Isl.
  393. Selaginella tenerrima A. Br. ex Kuhn; Fil. Afr., 193. 1868. Africa.
  394. Selaginella tenuissima Fée; Crypt. Brés., 2: 98, no. 6/2, t. 108. 1873. Brazil (Rio de Janeiro).
  395. Selaginella tereticaulis (Desv.) Spring; Flora 21: 210. 1838. Mauritius.
  396. Selaginella terezoana Bautista; Bol. Mus. Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Bot., 45: 1. 1974. Venezuela, N Brazil, British Guyana.
  397. Selaginella thomensis Alston in Exell; Cat. Vasc. Pl. S. Tomé, 97, f. 3. 1944. W Africa.
  398. Selaginella thurnwaldiana Hieron.; ex Brause, Bot. Jahrb. Engl. 56: 227, no. 28. 1920. New Guinea.
  399. Selaginella thysanophylla A. R. Sm.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 77(2): 270. 1990. Venezuela.
  400. Selaginella tibetica Ching & S. K. Wu; Fl. Xizangica 1: 25. 1983. Tibet.
  401. Selaginella torricelliana Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit. II, 1: 15. 1911. New Guinea.
  402. Selaginella trichoclada Alston; Jour. Bot. 70: 63, no. 3. 1932. China.
  403. Selaginella trichophylla K. H. Shing; Vasc. Pl. Hengduan Mount. 1: 11. 1993. Yunnan.
  404. Selaginella tropidophora Mickel & Beitel; Pterid. Fl. Oaxaca (Mem. NY Bot. Gard. 46): 354. 1988. Mexico (Oaxaca).
  405. Selaginella truncata H. Karst. ex A. Braun; Index Sem. (Berlin) 1857: 15. 1857. N S America.
  406. Selaginella tuberculata Spruce ex Baker; J. Bot. 21(3): 83. 1883. N S America.
  407. Selaginella tylophora Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit. II, 16: 50. 1914. Sumatra.
  408. Selaginella uncinata (Desv. ex Poir.) Spring; Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 10:141. 1843. NE India to Japan.
  409. Selaginella unilateralis Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux 10: 232, no. 140. 1843. Madagascar.
  410. Selaginella usteri Hieron.; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 6: 2055. 1913. Philippines.
  411. Selaginella valida Alston; Jour. Bot. 70: 281. 1932. Brazil.
  412. Selaginella vanderystii Bizzarri; Bull. Jard. Bot. Belg. 53(1-2): 171. 1983. Zaire.
  413. Selaginella velutina Cesati; Rec. Ac. Sci. Nap. 16: 28, 31. 1877. New Guinea area.
  414. Selaginella vernicosa Baker; Timehri 5: 220. 1886. Venezuela, British Guyana.
  415. Selaginella versicolor Spring; Bull. Acad. Brux. 10: 143, no. 57. 1843. Africa.
  416. Selaginella vestiens Baker; Jour. Bot. 21: 97, no. 34. 1883. Brazil.
  417. Selaginella vestita Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit. II, 28: 54. 1918. Sumatra.
  418. Selaginella victoriae Moore; Bull Cat. No. 143: 8, t. 6. 1878. Fiji.
  419. Selaginella vieillardii Warb.; Monsunia 1:. 1099) 125, no. 138. 1900. New Caledonia.
  420. Selaginella viridangula Spring; van Heurck, Pl. Nov., 29. 1870. Fiji.
  421. Selaginella vogelii Spring; Monogr. Lyc. II: 170, no. 111. 1850. Africa, Madagascar.
  422. Selaginella volkensii Hieron.; Bot. Jahrb. Engl. 52: 1. 1914. Micronesia.
  423. Selaginella volubilis Alston; Bol. Soc. Broteriana 30 (Ser. 2): 25. 1956. SW Africa.
  424. Selaginella vonroemeri Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit. II, 24: 7. 1917. New Guinea.
  425. Selaginella wahauensis Hieron.; Hedwigia 51: 250, no. 5. [1911] 1912. Borneo.
  426. Selaginella wallichii (Hook. & Grev.) Spring; Mart. Fl. Bras. 1 (2) 124. 1840. SE Asia.
  427. Selaginella wallisii Regel ex Salom.; Nomencl., 358. 1883. South America.
  428. Selaginella wariensis Hieron.; Bot. Jahrb. Engl. 50: 2, 19, no. 6. 1913. New Guinea.
  429. Selaginella wattii Bak.; Handb. Fern Allies 109. 1887. E India, Myanmar.
  430. Selaginella weinlandii Hieron.; Bot. Jahrb. Engl. 50: 21, 29, no. 11. 1913. New Guinea.
  431. Selaginella wendtii Mickel & Beitel; Pterid. Fl. Oaxaca (Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 46): 355. 1988. Mexico (Oaxaca), Honduras.
  432. Selaginella werffii A.R. Sm. Venezuela
  433. Selaginella whitmeei Baker; Jour. Bot. 23: 24, no. 215. 1885. Samoa.
  434. Selaginella wolffii Sodiro; Crypt. Vasc. Quit. 620. 1893), also in Anales Univ. Centr. Ecuador 12(83): 490. 1895. Colombia, Ecuador, ?Peru.
  435. Selaginella wurdackii Alston; Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 9: 280. 1981. Venezuela.
  436. Selaginella xipholepis Baker; Jour. Bot. 23: 155, no. 258. 1885. China (Guizhou, Hongkong).
  437. Selaginella xiphophylla Baker; J. Bot. 22(10): 296. 1884. Panama, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador.
  438. Selaginella yunckeri Alston; Bernice P. Bishop Mus. Bull. 220: 44. 1959. Tonga.
  439. Selaginella zahnii Hieron.; Bot. Jahrb. Engl. 50: 2, 37, no. 15. 1913. New Guinea.

Species of Doubtful Status

  1. Selaginella albidocincta Ching; Fl. Xizangica 1: 21. 1983. Qinghai, Tibet.
  2. Selaginella arenaria Baker; Jour. Bot. 21: 82, no. 23. 1883. Brazil (Amazonas).
  3. Selaginella blatteri Bole & M.R. Almeida; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 74(2). 320. 1977. India.
  4. Selaginella bomiensis Ching & S.K. Wu; Fl. Xizangica 1: 25-26, t. 6, f. 5-8. 1983. Tibet.
  5. Selaginella coonooriana R.D.Dixit; Bull. Bot. Surv. India 25(1-4): 223. 1983 publ. 1985. India.
  6. Selaginella drepanophylla Alston; J. Bot. 70(831): 66-67. 1932. China.
  7. Selaginella jainii Dixit; Bull Bot. Surv. India 25: t. 1. f. 2. text. fig. 2 A-H. 1983. India (Madhya Pradesh).
  8. Selaginella keralensis R.D.Dixit; Bull. Bot. Surv. India 27(1-4): 123. 1985 publ. 1987. India.
  9. Selaginella maracasensis O. C. Schmidt; Fedde Repert. 29: 10. 1931. Trinidad.
  10. Selaginella medogensis Ching & S. K. Wu; Fl. Xizangica 1: 23. 1983. E Tibet, W Qinghai.
  11. Selaginella nummularifolia Ching; Fl. Xizangica 1: 21. 1983. Tibet.
  12. Selaginella nayarii R.D.Dixit; Bull. Bot. Surv. India 27(1-4): 123. 1985 publ. 1987. India.
  13. Selaginella panchganiana R.D.Dixit; Bull. Bot. Surv. India 25(1-4): 226. 1983 publ. 1985. India (Maharashtra).
  14. Selaginella panigrahii Dixit; Bull. Bot Surv. India 25: t. 1. f. 4. text-fig. 4 A-H. 1983. India (Madhya Pradesh).
  15. Selaginella subalpina Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buit. II, 20: 26. 1915. Java.

Selaginella Chromosome Counts