Salviniaceae

Azolla caroliniana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Salviniaceae
Genera (2 + 1†): Azolla – Salvinia – †Azollopsis

Name

• Salviniaceae T. Lestib.

Synonyms

• Azollaceae
  • Remarks: The family Azollaceae should be kept as a separate family, as the many fossil and recent species of the genus Azolla show a quite different organisation of the megapores and microsporangia in comparison with the species of Salvinia.

Vernacular names

suomi: Kellussaniaiskasvit
polski: Salwiniowate

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