Selaginella willdenovii (Desv. ex Poir.) Baker, Gard. Chron. 1867: 783, 950. 1867.
Fig. 12. D-G
Basionym: Lycopodium willdenovii Desv. ex Poir.
Clambering herb, 6-10 m in length. Stems brittle, with numerous secondary branches up to 50 cm long, ...more ↓
Selaginella willdenovii (Desv. ex Poir.) Baker, Gard. Chron. 1867: 783, 950. 1867.
Fig. 12. D-G
Basionym: Lycopodium willdenovii Desv. ex Poir.
Clambering herb, 6-10 m in length. Stems brittle, with numerous secondary branches up to 50 cm long, these again branched into short branches with determinate growth, which attain 13 cm long and give the appearance of a 3-pinnate, triangular leaf. Primary and secondary branches greenish or with a reddish shade. Leaves oblong-ovate, imbricate and in two layers, the upper layer of leaves ca. 1 mm long, the lower layer of leaves 3-4 mm long, the apex obtuse, the base auriculate to subcordiform, sessile. Strobili 1.5-2 cm long, green, at the tips of the tertiary branches.
Phenology: Collected in fertile condition in February.
Status: Exotic, naturalized, uncommon.
Selected Specimens Examined: Acevedo-Rdgz., P. 9328.
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Vines and Climbing plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
