Selaginella balansae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Selaginellales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Lycopodiophyta Classis: Lycopodiopsida Subclassis: Isoetidae Ordo: Selaginellales

Familia: Selaginellaceae
Genus: Selaginella
Species: Selaginella balansae

Name

Selaginella balansae (A.Braun) Hieron., Hedwigia 39(6): 318 (1900).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Selaginella rupestris var. balansae A.Braun in F.A.M. Kuhn, Filic. Afr.: 212 (1868).
    • Typus: “Marocco, in rupestribus schistosis convallis Oued Ghaghaià ad meridiem urbis. Balansa.”
• Homotypic
  • Selaginella rupestris subsp. balansae (A.Braun) Maire in Jahandiez & Maire, Cat. Pl. Maroc 1: 11 (1931).
  • Bryodesma balansae (A.Braun) Soják, Preslia 64(2): 154 (1992 publ. 1993).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Morocco. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hieronymus, G. 1900. Selaginellarum species novae. I. species novae e sectione Homoeophyllarum Spring (Homotroparum Al. Br., subgeneris Euselaginellae Warb.), subsectione Rupestrium. Hedwigia 39(6): 290–320. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Selaginella balansae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jun 8. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Selaginella balansae. Published online. Accessed: 8 Jun 2026. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Selaginella balansae Accessed: 8 Jun 2026. Reference page.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Selaginella balansae in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jun 8.Reference page.