Marsileaceae
Marsilea
Marsilea minuta

Marsilea minuta var. minuta

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Tropical & Subtropical Old World. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, East Himalaya, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Brazil Northeast, Florida, Georgia, Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2017). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 1: 1-562. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [Cat. no. 7098] India Marsilea erosa K001126726 Unknown Type Material Yes
Meikle, R.D. [1221] Nigeria Marsilea diffusa K:SPC-05608.000 No
Jan 1, 1908 Versteeg, G.M [1950] Marsilea crenata K000557770 No
Merrill, E.D. [3661] Philippines Marsilea crenata K000570760 No
Nor Ezzawanis, A.T.; Imin, K.; Muhammad Fakrullah Haziq, H. [FRI 84924] Malaysia Marsilea crenata K001870494 Yes
Haenke, T. [s.n.] Philippines Marsilea crenata K000570761 Type Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Indonesia Marsilea crenata K000570680 No
Zollinger, H. [2591.2] Indonesia Marsilea crenata K000570678 No
Piggott, A.G. [2229] Malaysia Marsilea crenata K000570673 No
Cruttwell, N.E.G. [619] Marsilea crenata K000557769 No
Sinclair, J. [39048] Malaysia Marsilea crenata K000570669 No
Nor Ezzawanis, A.T.; Imin, K.; Muhammad Fakrullah Haziq, H. [FRI 84923] Malaysia Marsilea crenata K001870495 Yes
Copeland, E.B. [101] Philippines Marsilea crenata K000570757 No
Clemens, M.S. [11270] Malaysia Marsilea crenata K000570751 No
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Malaysia Marsilea crenata K000570753 No
Jaman, R; Zainudin [PL99] Malaysia Marsilea crenata K000570675 No
Gwynne-Vaughan, D.T. [333] Malaysia Marsilea crenata K000570668 No
Womersley, J.S. [NGF17708] Marsilea crenata K000557768 No
Loher, A. [1148] Philippines Marsilea crenata K000570755 No
Bakhuizen van den Brink, R.C. [3370] Indonesia Marsilea crenata K000570681 No
Savinierre, E., de la [706] Indonesia Marsilea crenata K000570677 No
Merrill, E.D. [s.n.] Philippines Marsilea crenata K000570756 No
Clemens, M.S. [11260] Malaysia Marsilea crenata K000570750 No
Elmer, A.D.E. [162.42] Philippines Marsilea crenata K000570759 No
Kisian Rajab, M. [1322] Malaysia Marsilea crenata K000570671 No
Spare, G.H. [36715] Malaysia Marsilea crenata K000570674 No
Savinierre, E., de la [706] Indonesia Marsilea crenata K000570676 No
Williams, R.S. [300] Philippines Marsilea crenata K000570758 No
Turnau, E.A. [2736] Malaysia Marsilea crenata K000570670 No
Lowe [s.n.] Borneo Marsilea crenata K000570754 Type Yes
Molesworth Allen, B. [4714] Malaysia Marsilea crenata K000557503 No
Gibbs, L.S. [4351] Malaysia Marsilea crenata K000570752 No
Pullen, R. [7031] Marsilea crenata K000557767 No
Piggott, A.G. [2229] Malaysia Marsilea crenata K000570672 No
Rant, A. [s.n.] Indonesia Marsilea crenata K000570679 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 7096] India Marsilea aegyptiaca K001126720 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 7096] Marsilea aegyptiaca K001126721 Unknown Type Material Yes
Feb 1, 1984 Handel-Mazzetti, H.F.v. [914] China Marsilea sinensis K001092577 Isotype Yes

Sources

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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