Selaginella glazioviana Hieron, 1904

Valdespino, Ivan A., 2015, Novelties in Selaginella (Selaginellaceae - Lycopodiophyta), with emphasis on Brazilian species, PhytoKeys 57, pp. 93-133 : 109

Selaginella glazioviana Hieron

Selaginella glazioviana Hieron., Hedwigia 43: 36. 1904. - Type. Brazil. [Rio de Janeiro: Nova Friburgo, Alto Macahé, chez les Crannin, 21 Jan 1874], A. Glaziou 7280 (holotype: B! [B 20 0095195]; isotypes: BM-fragment! [BM000905698], P [P00559320]-image!, P [P00559321]-image!).

Additional specimens examined.

BRAZIL. Minas Gerais: Serra do Espinhaço, Pico de Itacolomi, 3 km S of Ouro Preto, 1600 m, 1 Feb 1971, Irwin et al. 29530 (F, K, NY), 29554 (K, NY); Ouro Preto, Chapada, 20°28'53.8"S, 43°33'03.6"W, 1100 m, 6 Nov 2006, Salino & Salino 14999 (BHCB-n.v., PMA); Ouro Preto, São Bartolomeu, 20°15'34.44"S, 43°34'50.56"W, 1035 m, 13 Oct 2007, Dittrich & Lobão 1499 (BHCB-n.v., PMA); Santa Bárbara, RPPN Capivari, along path to Cachoeira de Capivari, 20°07'57"S, 43°34'54"W, 1140 m, 12 Dec 2009, Arruda & Filogonio 23 (BHCB-n.v., PMA), West portion of the RPPN, entrance to Fazenda do Zé Maria, 20°07'45"S, 43°35'50"W, 900 m, 1 May 2009, Arruda et al. 127 (BHCB-n.v., PMA); Serra do Itacolomy, 1936, Badini 316 (BM).

Discussion.

Alston (1936), Reed (1965-1966), and Alston et al. (1981) included Selaginella glazioviana under Selaginella erectifolia . I have studied type material of Selaginella erectifolia (Swainson s.n., holotype: K!) and its synonym Selaginella camptostachys Fée (Glaziou 2242, holotype: P!; isotypes: B!, BR!, K!, NY-fragment!) and agree with Alston et al. (1981) that they are conspecific, but I consider Selaginella glazioviana to be a different species. A full account of that finding, along with the formal resurrection of Selaginella deltoides and Selaginella chromatophylla , will be reported separately (Valdespino in prep). Selaginella glazioviana is morphologically close to Selaginella trygonoides , described herein (see for comparison).