Isoetes ecuadoriensis

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 ecuadoriensis

Name

Isoetes ecuadoriensis Aspl., Bot. Not. 1925: 357 (1925).

• Typus: Ecuador, prov. Imbabura, in Laculo montis Mojanda, alt. 4000 m.s.m., 1 IX 1920 Holmgren & Heilborn 907 (Lectotypus, designated by H.P. Fuchs 1982: S; isolectotypi: B, S, UPS, US)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Isoetes keeleyorum H.P.Fuchs 1988, nom. nud.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Asplund, E. 1925. Eine neue Isoetes-Art aus Ecuador. Botaniska Notiser 1925: 357–361. PDF 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 ecuadoriensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 May 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2026. Isoetes ecuadoriensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 May 2026. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Isoetes ecuadoriensis. Published online. Accessed: 30 May 2026. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Isoetes ecuadoriensis Accessed: 30 May 2026. Reference page.

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