Kingdom Plantae Class Isoetopsida Family Selaginellaceae Scientific name Selaginella bifida | Division Lycopodiophyta Order Selaginellales Genus Selaginella Rank Species | |
Similar Selaginella poulteri, Selaginella elmeri, Selaginella pulcherrima, Selaginella cinerascens, Selaginella biformis | ||
Selaginella bifida is a lycophyte native to Rodrigues Island in the Mascarene Islands. It was found firstly in 1991 on the Mont Limon at 20–150 m high and was confused with S. rodrigueziana Baker because of their strong phenotypical homologies. However, fastidious studies in 2009 highlight ciliate lateral leaf margins on several specimens and bifid microsporophyll apices during the emergence of reproductive parts, which differentiate a new taxon.
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