Salviniaceae

Azolla caroliniana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Salviniaceae
Genera (2 + 1†): Azolla – Salvinia – †Azollopsis

Name

Salviniaceae Martinov, Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 559. 1820 ("Salvinieae").

Remarks: The family Azollaceae should be kept as a separate family, as the many fossil and recent species of the genus Azolla show a quite different organization of the megaspores and microsporangia in comparison with the species of Salvinia.

Synonyms

• Azollaceae Wettst., Handb. Syst. Bot. 2: 77. 1903
• †Aziniaceae Balueva ex Boureau, Traité Paléobot. 4(1): 395. 1970.

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Schwimmfarngewächse
• suomi: Kellussaniaiskasvit
• hrvatski: Nepačkovke
• Nederlands: Vlotvarenfamilie
• polski: Salwiniowate

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