Selaginella ophioderma Valdespino & C.López
, Nordic J. Bot. 2022(3)-e03411: 2 (2022).- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77303528-1
- Publication
- Nordic Journal of Botany. Copenhagen
- Collation
- 2022(3)-e03411: 2
- Date of Publication
- 13 Jan 2022
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Selaginellaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- H.van der Werff & E.Gudiño 11301
- Locality
- Ecuador: Morona-Santiago, along new road Mendez-Morona, km 15, 800 m
- Collection Date
- 20 Aug 1989
- Type Herbaria
- holotype MO MO-3796266
isotype F C0657257F
isotype GB GB-0030743
isotype NY
isotype UC 013916209 - Latitude
- 2° 50' S
- Longitude
- 78° 10' W
- Distribution Of Types
- Ecuador (Western South America, Southern America)
Colombia (Western South America, Southern America)
Peru (Western South America, Southern America)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.1111/njb.03411 Etymology: the specific epithet is a compound formed from the Greek 'ophio' (snake) and 'derma' (skin), referring to the overall resemblance of the interlocking, median leaves along stems and branches to a scaly snake skin.