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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Salvinia

Hierarchical position of the Genus Salvinia

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

Named members of the Genus Salvinia

1	Species  auriculata Aubl. common name: eared watermoss
2	Species  biloba Raddi common name: giant salvinia
3	Species  herzogii de la Sota common name: giant salvinia
4	Species  laevigata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. syn. Limnobium laevigatum
5	Species  minima Baker common name: water spangles
6	Species  molesta Mitchell common name: kariba-weed
7	Species  natans (L.) All. common name: floating watermoss
8	Species  rotundifolia Willd. syn. Salvinia auriculata

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.