Marsileaceae

Marsilea L.

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 31 August 2024

Marsilea crenata C.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1 (1825) 84; Type: from Borneo. Distribution: Australia, Borneo, ?China, ?Malay Peninsula, New Guinea, Philippines, Vietnam. LUBANG, LUZON: Bataan, Laguna, Mountain Province, NCR, Sorsogon, MINDANAO: Davao, Davao del Sur, MINDORO. Notes: Petchsri et al. (2021) consider Marsilea crenata a synonym of Marsilea minuta. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). DAO category: Vulnerable. Native.
Marsilea minuta L., Mant. Pl. Altera (1771) 308; Petchsri et al., Fern Gaz. (2020) 281; Type: from India. Distribution: Afghanistan, Africa, Andaman Isls, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Europe, India, Indian Ocean, Japan, Java, Laos, Lesser Sunda Isls, Malay Peninsula, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Ryukyu Isls, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. LUZON: NCR, Sorsogon. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.

Marsilea quadrifolia L., Sp. Pl., 1st Ed. (1753) 1099. Distribution: China, Europe, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, W Asia. Notes: Reported for the Philippines by Moody (1989) as a weed in rice, but no specimens cited. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1).

Petchsri, S, S Zungsontiporn & T Boonkerd. 2021. Taxonomic note on the genus Marsilea (Marsileaceae) in Thailand. Fern Gazette 21: 278-289.