Selaginellaceae

Selaginella pulvinata (Hook. & Grev.) Maxim.

Also mentioned in the literature as x. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

ssp400 map v1

Confirmed occurrences (?): China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Ecology

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

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

Distribution across environmental gradients (?):

Elevation

20260120 ssp400 elev

BIO1 (annual mean temperature)

20260120 ssp400 bio1

BIO4 (temperature seasonality)

20260120 ssp400 bio4

BIO12 (annual precipitation)

20260120 ssp400 bio12

BIO15 (precipitation seasonality)

20260120 ssp400 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 (?): Nepal, Vietnam, West Himalaya

References

Yu, R, Song, Q, Wang, G, Wu, L, Ruan, J, Yang, C, Li, S & Wang, J. 2024. Desiccation tolerance mechanisms of resurrection plant Selaginella pulvinata. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 218: 105602.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77186579-1

Source occurrence data: https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.72x4n7

Source IUCN conservation status: x