New Zealand Journal of Botany abstract

Received 9 December 1996; accepted 23 April 1997

A concise account of Selaginella in Fiji

RHYS O. GARDNER

Auckland Museum
Private Bag 92018
Auckland, New Zealand

Abstract  The seven species of Selaginella native to Fiji are described and keyed. For herbarium material, the morphology of the lateral leaves, including the distribution of cell types in the ventral epidermis, provides the best taxonomic characters. Ornamentation of the megaspores, and the colour of the microspores, are also useful.

The existence of hybrids between S. firmula and S. laxa is proposed. The possibility that S. rechingeri and S. victoriae differ only at varietal level is noted.

Keywords  Selaginella; Fiji; Pacific Ocean islands; taxonomy

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