Isoetes rwandensis

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 rwandensis

Name

Isoetes rwandensis Eb.Fisch. & Lobin, Willdenowia 52(3): 332 (2022).

• Typus: Rwanda, Eastern Province, Bugesera, Nyamata, 02°07'00.91"S, 30°04'07.67"E, 1415 m, seasonal shallow ponds on ferricretes, 9 Jan 2012, Fischer 66/2012 (BR 0000015253576V).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Rwanda. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Fischer, E. & Lobin, W. 2022. The genus Isoetes (Isoetaceae) in Central Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi) with the description of three new species. Willdenowia 52(3): 315–334. DOI: 10.3372/wi.52.52303 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Isoetes rwandensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 May 5. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2026. Isoetes rwandensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 May 2026. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Isoetes rwandensis. Published online. Accessed: 5 May 2026. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Isoetes rwandensis Accessed: 5 May 2026. Reference page.

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