Selaginella longiciliata is a small herbaceous plant in the family Selaginellaceae which is native to New Guinea and Australia.[4] In Australia its natural range is restricted to a very small area in the vicinity of Lockhart River in Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, as well as on Murray Island in the Torres Strait.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Lycophytes |
| Class: | Lycopodiopsida |
| Order: | Selaginellales |
| Family: | Selaginellaceae |
| Genus: | Selaginella |
| Species: | S. longiciliata
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| Selaginella longiciliata | |
Taxonomy edit
This species was first described in 1913 by the German botanist Georg Hans Emmo Wolfgang Hieronymus, and published in 1914 in the journal Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie.[2][3][6]
Conservation edit
This species is listed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as least concern.[1] As of 20 May 2023[update], it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
References edit
- ^ a b "Species profile—Selaginella longiciliata". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Selaginella longiciliata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Selaginella longiciliata Hieron". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ Field, A.R.; Quinn, C.J.; Zich, F.A. (2022). "Selaginella longiciliata". Australian Tropical Ferns and Lycophytes. Australian Tropical Herbarium, Cairns; Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra; Identic, Brisbane. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Search: species: Selaginella longiciliata | Occurrence records". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Australian Government. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ Hieronymus, G.H.E.W. (1914). "Neue Selaginella-Arten Papuasiens". Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. 50 (2): 33. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
External links edit
Data related to Selaginella longiciliata at Wikispecies
Media related to Selaginella longiciliata at Wikimedia Commons- View a map of historical sightings of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View images of this species on Flickriver
