A spectacular and handsome Selaginella.
Selaginella rechingeri
Collection data (M. Sundue & H. Maraia, 4354 )
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Lycopodiopsida
- Family: Selaginellaceae
- Genus: Selaginella P. Beauv.
- Species: Selaginella rechingeri Hieron.
Collection Data
- Collection Date: 08-XI-2019
- Collection Number: 4354
- Primary collector: M. Sundue & H. Maraia
- Collected by: Irene Engilis, Alan Hitch, Ed de Vogel, John Trochet, Nittya Semard, Allen Allison, Raymon Joshua, Kore Maraia, Dabio, Alois Gambia
- Determined by: M. Sundue
- Habitat: Castanopsis forest
- Habit: Terrestrial
- Specimen locations: LAE, VT
Collection Location
- General location: Wild Dog Camp - former site of SINIVIT Wild Dog Mine
- Country: Papua New Guinea
- State or Province: East New Britain
- Coordinates: -4.626160,152.044060
- Elevation: 1012 m
About the Author
Michael Sundue
My field work is centered in Colombia, and Papua New Guinea. I am based at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E). If you have any ferns that you want identified, please send them to me!
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