Marsilea aegyptiaca

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Salviniales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Salviniales

Familia: Marsileaceae
Genus: Marsilea
Species: Marsilea aegyptiaca

Name[edit]

Marsilea aegyptiaca Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 5: 540 (1810).

Synonyms[edit]

Homotypic
- Zaluzianskya aegyptiaca (Willd.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 823 (1891).
Heterotypic
- Marsilea condensata Baker, J. Bot. 24: 281 (1886).
  - Zaluzianskya condensata (Baker.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 823 (1891).
- Marsilea ballardii K.M.Gupta, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 53: 291 (1956).
  - Marsilea rajasthanensis var. ballardii (K.M.Gupta) K.M.Gupta, Bot. Monogr. Council Sci. Industr. Res. India 2: 29 (1962), comb. inval.
- Marsilea rajasthanensis K.M.Gupta, Bot. Monogr. Council Sci. Industr. Res. India 2: 29 (1962).
  - Marsilea ballardii var. rajasthanensis (K.M.Gupta) S.M.Almeida & M.R.Almeida, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 82: 445 (1985).

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Greece.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - East European Russia.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Egypt, Libya, Tunisia.
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Mali, Mauritania.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Ethiopia, Sudan.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Botswana, Cape Provinces, Namibia, Northern Provinces.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Madagascar.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Cyprus, Iraq, Sinai.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
- Regional: China
  - Xinjiang.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - India.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Willdenow, C.L. 1810. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 5, pars 1. pp. [i]–l, 1–542. Berolini: G.C. Nauk. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

Links[edit]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Marsilea aegyptiaca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 13. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Marsilea aegyptiaca. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Oct 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Marsilea aegyptiaca. Published online. Accessed: 13 Oct 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Marsilea aegyptiaca Accessed: 13 Oct 2023.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Marsilea aegyptiaca. Accessed: 2023 Oct 13.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Marsilea aegyptiaca in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 13.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Marsilea aegyptiaca in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names[edit]

العربية: القُريطة
беларуская: египетска марсилия
English: Egyptian Water-clover
français: Marsiléa d’Egypte
русский: Марсилия египетская
中文: 埃及蘋

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