Selaginella rachipterygia Valdespino, Cornejo & C.López

, Novon 30(1): 70 (2022). BHL
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77307355-1
Publication
Novon; a Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. St. Louis, MO
Collation
30(1): 70
Date of Publication
14 Jun 2022
Family as entered in IPNI
Selaginellaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
R.Callejas, J.Betancur & O.Escobar 9152
Locality
Colombia: Antioquia: Mpio. Amalfi, 8–27 km NE de Amalfi, along road Vetilla–Fraguas, sitios Salazar & Marengo, 1150–1450 m
Collection Date
7 Dec 1989
Type Herbaria
holotype NY
isotype HUA
isotype MO
isotype US 01390685
Latitude
6° 56' N
Longitude
75° 4' W
Distribution Of Types
Colombia (Western South America, Southern America)
Ecuador (Western South America, Southern America)

Nomenclatural Notes

[epublished]

Remarks

doi:10.3417/2022730 Etymology: the specific epithet is a compound word from the Greek 'rhachis' (spine, backbone, ridge, axis, stem, or stalk) and 'pterygion', diminutive of 'pteryx' (wing), which together allude to the perpendicular lateral leaves along the main stems below the first branches that appear to be wings.