Selaginellaceae

Selaginella bryopteris Baker

Also mentioned in the literature as x. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya

Ecology

Found in the biomes (?): TM, TS, MG, DX

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): BSh, BWh

Distribution across environmental gradients (?):

Elevation

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BIO1 (annual mean temperature)

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BIO4 (temperature seasonality)

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BIO12 (annual precipitation)

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BIO15 (precipitation seasonality)

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Conservation

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025-2 (?): Not assessed

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1 (?): Not assessed

Data collection gaps

Botanical countries lacking appropriate occurrence records (?): Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya

References

Deeba F, Pandey V, Pathre U & Kanojiya S. 2009. Proteome analysis of detached fronds from a resurrection plant Selaginella bryopteris – response to dehydration and rehydration. Journal of Proteomics & Bioinformatics. 2:108–116

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60452631-2

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.gkjxpw

Source IUCN conservation status: x