Isoetes ovata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Isoetales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Lycopodiophyta Classis: Lycopodiopsida Subclassis: Isoetidae Ordo: Isoetales

Familia: Isoetaceae
Genus: Isoetes
Species: Isoetes ovata

Name

Isoetes ovata N.Pfeiff., Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 9: 108 (1922).

• Typus: British Guiana, Baracarra, Mazaruni River, Demerara, December 1890, Jenman (Holotypus: NY).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Isoetes clavata U.Weber, Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 52: 121, tab. 3 (1934).
    • Typus: British Guiana: Penal Settlement, Mazaruni River, Essequibo. Sandy shore, below high tide mark. Small clumps, among reeds etc. inconspicuous. May 1932, Martyn 379, (Holotypus: M).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Pfeiffer, N.E. 1922. Monograph of the Isoetaceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 9(2): 79–218, pls. xii–xix. JSTOR, BHL Reference page. 
• Weber, U. 1934. Neue südamerikanische Isoetes-Arten. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 52(2): 121–125. DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1934.tb01668.x 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

• Tropicos.org 2018. Isoetes ovata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 6 2018.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Isoetes ovata Accessed: 8 Sep 2024.