Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Salvinia (watermoss)

Polypodiopsida - Salviniales - Salviniaceae

Taxonomy
Salvinia was named by Adanson (1763). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by I (2016).

It was assigned to Salviniaceae by Knowlton (1919), Lakhanpal et al. (1976), Hickey (1977), Srivastava (1991), Liu et al. (1996) and I (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1763Salvinia Adanson
1919Salvinia Knowlton
1976Salvinia Lakhanpal et al.
1977Salvinia Hickey
1991Salvinia Srivastava
1996Salvinia Liu et al.
2016Salvinia I

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
RankNameAuthor
orderSalvinialesLink 1833
familySalviniaceaeLestiboudois
genusSalviniaAdanson 1763

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Salvinia Adanson 1763 [watermoss]
show all | hide all
Salvinia coahuilensis Weber 1973
Salvinia elliptica Newberry 1894
Salvinia formosa Heer 1859
Salvinia graui Herbst et al. 1987
Salvinia hainanensis Wang et al. 2014
Salvinia intertrappea Mahabale 1950
Salvinia preauriculata Berry 1925
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available