Pilularia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salviniales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Salviniales

Familia: Marsileaceae
Genus:
Species: P. americana – P. bokkeveldensis – P. dracomontana – P. ethiopica – P. globulifera – P. minuta – P. novae-hollandiae

Source(s) of checklist:
Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pilularia Accessed: 21 Nov 2023. Reference page.

Name

Pilularia L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1100 (1753); Gen Pl., ed. 5: 486 (1754).

Type species: Pilularia globulifera L.

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Calamistrum Kuntze , Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 822 (1891), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway, Sweden.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Greece, Italy, Sicilia, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - East European Russia.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Ethiopia.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - East Aegean Islands, Turkey.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia.
- Regional: New Zealand
  - New Zealand North, New Zealand South.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Oregon, Washington.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Northwest.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Venezuela.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil South.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South, Uruguay.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1100. Reference page.
Linnaeus, C. 1754. Genera Plantarum, ed. 5: 486. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pilularia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 21. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Pilularia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Nov 2023. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pilularia. Published online. Accessed: 21 Nov 2023. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pilularia Accessed: 21 Nov 2023. Reference page.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pilularia. Accessed: 2023 Nov 21.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Pilularia in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2023 Nov 21. Reference page.

Vernacular names

čeština: Míčovka
dansk: Pilledrager-slægten
Deutsch: Pillenfarne
English: Pilularia
suomi: Ormiot
norsk: Trådbregneslekten
polski: Gałuszka
română: Pilularia