Taxonomy
Synonyms
Selaginella tessellata W.BullRed List Status -
Least Concern (LC) , assessed in 28/11/2018
Description
A concise account of Selaginella in Fiji. NZ J Bot 35 : 269-281. Abstract : The seven species of Selaginella native to Fiji are described and keyed. For herbarium material, the morphology of the lateral leaves, including the distribution of cell types in the ventral epidermis, provides the best taxonomic characters. Ornamentation of the megaspores, and the colour of the microspores, are also useful. The existence of hybrids between S. firmula and S. laxa is proposed. The possibility that S. rechingeri and S. victoriae differ only at varietal level is noted.
Full text : http://www.rsnz.org/publish/nzjb/1997/27.pdf
(Comment. P. Cabalion)
Selaginella hordeiformis is a terrestrial fern, endemic of New Caledonia and widely distributed from the south to the north of Grande Terre. This species is locally common and abundant and it is found in dense humid forest and dry forest up to 930 m asl. With an extent of occurrence (EOO) equal to 6,537 km² and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 88 km², S. hordeiformis does not seem threatened and therefore is assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Geographical area
Selaginella firmuloides is endemic to New Caledonia where it is widely distributed in Grande Terre, from la Thy in the south to Mandjelia in the north east with an extension in the north west.
Population
Population size is unknown but it is estimated to be a common and abundant species.
Habitat
Selaginella firmuloides is a terrestrial fern which occurs in dense humid forests on volcano-sedimentary substrates, up to 930 m asl.
Threats
There is no threat identified.
Conservation
Selaginella hordeiformis is not protected by legislation however it does occur in cinq protected areas: Nodela, Mont Panié, Aoupinié, Vallée de la Thy, Parc des Grandes Fougères.
Bibliography
Endemia.nc 2016. Faune et Flore de Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Munzinger J., Morat Ph., Jaffré T., Gâteblé G., Pillon Y., Rouhan G., Bruy, D., Veillon J.-M., & M. Chalopin. 2019. FLORICAL: Checklist of the vascular indigenous flora of New Caledonia..
Experts
Assessor(s): Amice, R., Butin, J., Garnier, D., Veillon, J., Fleurot, D., Laudereau, C., Suprin, B., Mandaoué, L.
Reviewer(s): Tanguy, V.
Contributor(s): Field, A., Rouhan, G., Perrie, L.
Facilitator(s): Warimavute, G., Meyer, S.