Isoetes smithii

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Isoetaceae
Genus: Isoetes
Species: Isoetes smithii

Name

Isoetes smithii H.P.Fuchs in R.Reitz, Fl. Il. Catarin. 1: 17 (1986).

• Typus: Brazil: Santa Catarina. Bom Retiro. Fazendo Campo dos Padres, 1650 m, 17.–19.11.1956, L.B. Smith, R. Reitz & R.M. Klein 7713 (Holotypus: US 00406305, isotypi: GH 00219293, UC 1175791, K 000574498, US 01100843, RB 00543318, BR 0000006965884).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil South (Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Fuchs, H.P. 1986. Isoetáceas. in: R. Reitz (ed.), Flora ilustrada Catarinense, pp. 1–42. Herbário Barbosa Rodrigues, Itajaí. 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 smithii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jun 6. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2026. Isoetes smithii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Jun 2026. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Isoetes smithii. Published online. Accessed: 6 Jun 2026. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Isoetes smithii Accessed: 6 Jun 2026. Reference page.