Marsilea aegyptiaca

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Marsileaceae
Genus: Marsilea
Species: Marsilea aegyptiaca

Name

Marsilea aegyptiaca Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 5: 540 (1810).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Zaluzianskya aegyptiaca (Willd.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 823 (1891).
Heterotypic
- Marsilea condensata Baker, J. Bot. 24: 281 (1886).
  - Zaluzianskya condensata (Baker.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 823 (1891).
- Marsilea ballardii K.M.Gupta, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 53: 291 (1956).
  - Marsilea rajasthanensis var. ballardii (K.M.Gupta) K.M.Gupta, Bot. Monogr. Council Sci. Industr. Res. India 2: 29 (1962), comb. inval.
- Marsilea rajasthanensis K.M.Gupta, Bot. Monogr. Council Sci. Industr. Res. India 2: 29 (1962).
  - Marsilea ballardii var. rajasthanensis (K.M.Gupta) S.M.Almeida & M.R.Almeida, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 82: 445 (1985).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Greece.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - East European Russia.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Egypt, Libya, Tunisia.
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Mali, Mauritania.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Ethiopia, Sudan.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Botswana, Cape Provinces, Namibia, Northern Provinces.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Madagascar.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Cyprus, Iraq, Sinai.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
- Regional: China
  - Xinjiang.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - India.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Willdenow, C.L. 1810. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 5, pars 1. pp. [i]–l, 1–542. Berolini: G.C. Nauk. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Marsilea aegyptiaca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 13. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Marsilea aegyptiaca. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Oct 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Marsilea aegyptiaca. Published online. Accessed: 13 Oct 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Marsilea aegyptiaca Accessed: 13 Oct 2023.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Marsilea aegyptiaca. Accessed: 2023 Oct 13.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Marsilea aegyptiaca in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 13.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Marsilea aegyptiaca in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

العربية: القُريطة
беларуская: египетска марсилия
English: Egyptian Water-clover
français: Marsiléa d’Egypte
русский: Марсилия египетская
中文: 埃及蘋

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