Isoetes aemulans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Isoetales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Lycopodiophyta Classis: Lycopodiopsida Subclassis: Isoetidae Ordo: Isoetales

Familia: Isoetaceae
Genus: Isoetes
Species: Isoetes aemulans

Name

Isoetes aemulans J.P.Roux, Bothalia 43: 218 (2013).

• Typus: South Africa, 2828 (Bethlehem) Free State. Phuthaditjhaba, in shallow seasonal pan (–DD), 14 Jan. 1987, J.P. Roux 1911 (Holotypus: NBG 0143672–0).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Northern Provinces (Mpumalanga). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Roux, J.P. 2013. Notes of African plants. Isoëtaceae. Isoëtes aemulans, a new species from South Africa. Bothalia 43(2): 218–221. DOI: 10.4102/abc.v43i2.100 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Troìa, A., Pereira, J.B.S., Kim, C. & Taylor, W.C. 2016. The genus Isoetes (Isoetaceae): a provisional checklist of the accepted and unresolved taxa. Phytotaxa 277(2): 101–145. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.277.2.1 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Isoetes aemulans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 May 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Isoetes aemulans. Published online. Accessed: 24 May 2026. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Isoetes aemulans Accessed: 24 May 2026. Reference page.

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