Marsilea quadrifolia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Marsileaceae
Genus: Marsilea
Species: Marsilea quadrifolia

Name

Marsilea quadrifolia L., Sp. Pl.: 1099 (1753).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Pteris quadrifoliata L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1321 (1759), orth. var.
- Marsilea quadrifoliata (L.) L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 1563 (1763), orth. var.
- Lemma quadrifolia (L.) Desr. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 3: 720 (1792).
- Spheroidia quadrifoliata (L.) Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 39 (1867).
- Zaluzianskia quadrifolia (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 823 (1891).
Heterotypic
- Marsilea coromandelica Burm.f., Fl. Ind.: t. 62, f. 3 (1768), nom. superfl.
- Zaluzianskia marsilioides Neck., Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 3: 303 (1775).
- Marsilea europaea Desv., Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6: 178 (1827).
- Marsilea quadrifolia f. aquatica A.Braun ex Glück, Biol. Morphol. Untersuch. Wasser- Sumpfgewächse 3: 535 (1911).
- Marsilea quadrifolia f. natans Glück, Beih. Bot. Centralbl., Abt. 2. 39: 291 (1923), nom. illeg.
- Marsilea quadrifolia f. submersa Glück, Beih. Bot. Centralbl., Abt. 2. 39: 291 (1923).
- Marsilea quadrifolia f. terrestris Glück, Beih. Bot. Centralbl., Abt. 2. 39: 291 (1923).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany (extinct), Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland (extinct).
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - France, Portugal, Spain (extinct).
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania (extinct), Bulgaria, Italy, Romania, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - East European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Iran, Turkey.
- Regional: China
  - Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, China North-Central, Qinghai, China Southeast.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea.
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - Ontario.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Iowa, Missouri.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Cuba (introduced).

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

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1099. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Marsilea quadrifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 17. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Marsilea quadrifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Oct 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Marsilea quadrifolia. Published online. Accessed: 17 Oct 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Marsilea quadrifolia Accessed: 17 Oct 2023.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Marsilea quadrifolia. Accessed: 2023 Oct 17.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Marsilea quadrifolia in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 17.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Marsilea quadrifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

čeština: Marsilka čtyřlistá
suomi: Apilasaniainen
français: Marsiléa à quatre feuilles
polski: Marsylia czterolistna
தமிழ்: நீர் ஆரை கீரை

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