Isoetes abyssinica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Isoetales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Lycopodiophyta Classis: Lycopodiopsida Subclassis: Isoetidae Ordo: Isoetales

Familia: Isoetaceae
Genus: Isoetes
Species: Isoetes abyssinica

Name

Isoetes abyssinica Chiov., Atti Soc. Naturalisti Mat. Modena 64: 45. 1933.

• Typus: Ethiopia, “Amhara to Dembia”. ‘Valle Cococc sopra Gondar, pascoli rocciosi aprici lungo rigagnoli asciutti, 3.IX.1909’, E. Chiovenda 1809 (FT, lectotype, designated by Jermy (notula on photograph at BM)).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: West Tropical Africa Ghana, Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Chiovenda, E. 1933. Una specie di Isoëtes da aggiungere alla Flora dell'Africa tropicale. Atti della Società dei Naturalisti e Matematici di Modena 64: 45–47. (PDF, 14 MB) Reference page. 

Additional references

• Troìa, A., Pereira, J.B.S., Kim, C. & Taylor, W.C. 2016. The genus Isoetes (Isoetaceae): a provisional checklist of the accepted and unresolved taxa. Phytotaxa 277(2): 101–145. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.277.2.1 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Roux, J.P. 2009. Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands. Strelitzia 23: 1–296. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 978-1-919976-48-8. ARK: /t0ps2bc93 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2017. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. (Version 7.18 – August 2017). Isoetes abyssinica Accessed: 27 Sep 2017.