Marsileaceae

Pilularia globulifera & Marsilea quadrifolia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Marsileaceae
Genera: Marsilea – Pilularia – Regnellidium

Name

Marsileaceae Mirb. in J.B.A.P.M. de Lamarck & C.F.B. de Mirbel, Hist. Nat. Vég. 5: 126 (21 Nov 1802) (Marsileae).

• Type genus Marsilea L., nom. cons. (1753).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Pilulariaceae Mirb. ex DC., Essai Propr. Méd. Pl.: 48 (Jul 1804) (Pilulariae).
    • Type genus: Pilularia L. (1753).

References

Primary references

• Lamarck, J.-B. & Mirbel, C.F.B. de 1803. Histoire naturelle des végétaux, classés par familles. Tome V. Deterville, Paris. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Lin, Y.X. & Johnson, D.M. 2013. Marsileaceae. Pp. 123–124 in Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 2–3: Lycopodiaceae through Polypodiaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 978-1-935641-11-7. efloras PDFReference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Marsileaceae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 20. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Marsileaceae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Nov 2023.

Vernacular names

čeština: míčovka
Deutsch: Kleefarngewächse
English: Water-clover family
suomi: Ormiokasvit
polski: Marsyliowate

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