Isoetes dispora

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 dispora

Name

Isoetes dispora Hickey, Fieldiana, Bot. 34: 93 (1994).

• Typus: Peru, Dept. Lambayeque, Prov. Ferreñafe, Dist. Incahuasi, Jalca, Laguna Tembladera, Cerro Negro, 3300 m, Skillman et al. 12850 (Holotypus: MU; isotypi: F, HUT).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hickey, R.J. 1994. Isoetaceae. Pp. 88–97 in Tryon, R.M. & Stolze, R.G., Pteridophyta of Peru. Part VI. 22. Marsileaceae – 28. Isoetaceae. Fieldiana. Botany. New Series 34: 1–123. BHL 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 dispora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 May 29. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2026. Isoetes dispora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 May 2026. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Isoetes dispora. Published online. Accessed: 29 May 2026. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Isoetes dispora Accessed: 29 May 2026. Reference page.

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