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Type: Article
Published: 2018-03-16
Page range: 248–258
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Prodromus of a fern flora for Bolivia. III. Selaginellaceae

University Herbarium, 1001 Valley Life Sciences Bldg. #2465, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-2465
Systematic Botany, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, CH-8008 Zurich, Switzerland
Bolivia Andes ferns lycophytes Pteridophytes

Abstract

We provide a synopsis to the lycophyte family Selaginellaceae in Bolivia. The single genus in the family, Selaginella, comprises 36 known species in Bolivia, of perhaps 200+ in the Neotropics. Five species are known only from Bolivia (S. alampeta, S. angustifolia, S. bryophila, S. glossophylla, and S. solomonii), and several others are poorly represented in collections, indicating a need for further studies and additional collections.