Selaginellaceae

Selaginella helicoclada Alston

Also mentioned in the literature as x. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

ssh300 map v1

Confirmed occurrences (?): Madagascar

Ecology

Found in the biomes (?): TM, TD, DX

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): Aw, BSh, Cwb, Cwa

Distribution across environmental gradients (?):

Elevation

20260120 ssh300 elev

BIO1 (annual mean temperature)

20260120 ssh300 bio1

BIO4 (temperature seasonality)

20260120 ssh300 bio4

BIO12 (annual precipitation)

20260120 ssh300 bio12

BIO15 (precipitation seasonality)

20260120 ssh300 bio15
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 (?): None

References

Rabarimanarivo, MN, Ramandimbisoa, B, Rakotoarivelo, NH, Phillipson, PB, Andriambololonera, S, Callmander, MW & Porembski, S. 2019. The extraordinary botanical diversity of inselbergs in Madagascar. Candollea. 74(1):65–84. doi.org/10.15553/c2019v741a8.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77186863-1

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.m4w6rh

Source IUCN conservation status: x