Salviniaceae
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Vernacular names of plants within the Family Salviniaceae

giant salvinia
kariba-weed
water spangles
watermoss

Hierarchical position of the Family Salviniaceae

   Regnum  Plantae
common name: The plant kingdom
  
   Divisio  Polypodiophyta Cronquist
syn. Filicinophyta
pub. Takht. & Zimmerm., Taxon 15: 133. Apr 1966.
common name: ferns
  
   Subdivisio  Polypodiophytina Reveal
pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
  
   Classis  Polypodiopsida Cronquist
pub. Takht. & Zimmerm., Taxon 15: 133. Apr 1966.
  
   Subclassis  Salviniidae Cronquist, Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal
pub. 1996
   Ordo  Salviniales Britt.
pub. Man. Fl. N. U.S.: 19. Oct 1901.
   Familia  Salviniaceae T. Lestib.
pub. Botanogr. El�m.: 448. Jun 1826.
common name: Mosquito Ferns

Named members of the Family Salviniaceae

1
   Genus  Marsilaea Neck.
syn. Salvinia Seg.
2
   Subfamilia  Salvinioideae Mirb. ex Meisn.
pub. Pl. Vasc. Gen.: Tab. Diagn. 436, Comm. 338. 22-25 Feb 1843.
 
3
   Tribus  Salvinieae Brongn. ex Duby
pub. Bot. Gall. 1: 542. 12-14 Apr 1828.
 
4
   Genus  Salvinia S�g.
pub. (1754)
common name: watermoss

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.

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