Selaginellaceae

Selaginella involvens (Sw.) Spring

Also mentioned in the literature as x. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Andaman Is., Assam, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Ecology

Found in the biomes (?): DX, MA, MB, MC, MG, TC, TD, TM

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): Af, Am, Aw, BSh, BSk, Cfa, Cfb, Cfc, Cwa, Cwb, Dfb, Dfc, Dwa, Dwb, Dwc, ET

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 (?): Andaman Is., Cambodia, Caroline Is., Laos, Nicobar Is., West Himalaya

References

Plancot, B, Gügi, B, Mollet, JC, Loutelier-Bourhis, C, Govind, S. R, Lerouge, P, … & Driouich, A. 2019. Desiccation tolerance in plants: Structural characterization of the cell wall hemicellulosic polysaccharides in three Selaginella species. Carbohydrate polymers. 208: 180-190.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60452633-2

Source occurrence data: https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.rxf8sh

Source IUCN conservation status: x