Selaginella pectinata Resurrected — the Correct Name for an Unusual Endemic Spike Moss from Madagascar

Alan R. Smith

doi:10.1640/0002-8444-106.2.131.1

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Alan R. Smith^1,*

¹University Herbarium, 1001 Valley Life Sciences Bldg. #2465, Univ. California, Berkeley, CA 94720-24

^*Corresponding author.

Abstract

We review the nomenclature of Selaginella polymorpha Badré, endemic to Madagascar, and conclude that this name is illegitimate by superfluity under the International Code of Nomenclature. The name should be rejected and replaced by the older S. pectinata Spring, coined in 1843.

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Alan R. Smith "Selaginella pectinata Resurrected — the Correct Name for an Unusual Endemic Spike Moss from Madagascar," American Fern Journal 106(2), 131-134, (6 June 2016). https://doi.org/10.1640/0002-8444-106.2.131.1

Published: 6 June 2016

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