Selaginella afrorum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Selaginellales
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: Selaginellales

Familia: Selaginellaceae
Genus: Selaginella
Species: Selaginella afrorum

Name

Selaginella afrorum (Milde) Hieron., Hedwigia 39: 313. (1900)
Note: Epithet published as caffrorum, but now treated as as an orthographical variant, Art. 61.6, ICN (Madrid)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Selaginella rupestris f. afrorum Milde, Fil. Eur.: 262 (1867)
• Homotypic
  • Bryodesma afrorum (Milde ) Soják, Preslia 64: 154 (1993)
• Heterotypic
  • Selaginella capensis Hieron., Hedwigia 39: 314 (1900)
  • Selaginella rupestris f. angolensis A.Braun ex Kuhn, Filic. Afr.: 213 (1868)
  • Selaginella rupestris f. capensis A.Braun ex Kuhn, Filic. Afr.: 213 (1868)
  • Selaginella rupestris var. incurva A.Braun ex Kuhn, Filic. Afr.: 213 (1868)
  • Selaginella rupestris subsp. incurva (A.Braun ex Kuhn) A.Braun ex Sim, Ferns S. Afr., ed. 2: 333 (1915)

References

Primary references

• Hieronymus, G.H.E.W. 1900. Hedwigia. Ein Notizblatt für kryptogamische Studien 39: 313.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Selaginella afrorum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct. 7. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Selaginella afrorum. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 7 2025. Reference page.