Palhinhaea
| Palhinhaea | |
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| Palhinhaea cernua | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Lycophytes |
| Class: | Lycopodiopsida |
| Order: | Lycopodiales |
| Family: | Lycopodiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lycopodielloideae |
| Genus: | Franco & Vasc.[1] |
| Species | |
Palhinhaea is a genus of lycophytes in the family Lycopodiaceae. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is placed in the subfamily Lycopodielloideae.[2] Some sources do not recognize the genus, sinking it into Lycopodiella.[3] Palhinhaea species are widespread in the tropics and subtropics.[1]
Species
As of June 2025, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following twenty-seven species:[1]
| Binomial | Notes | Distribution | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palhinhaea bradei (Nessel) Holub | Brazil | ||
| Palhinhaea brevibracteata (Alderw.) Holub | New Guinea | ||
| Palhinhaea camporum (B.Øllg. & P.G.Windisch) Holub | South America | ||
| Palhinhaea cernua (L.) Vasc. & Franco | worldwide | ||
| Palhinhaea cerrojefensis B.Øllg. | Panama | ||
| Palhinhaea crassifolia (Spring) Fraser-Jenk. & Kholia | India and Southeast Asia | ||
| Palhinhaea curvata (Sw.) Holub | Central and South America, Greater Antilles | ||
| Palhinhaea descendens (B.Øllg.) Holub | Andean South America | ||
| Palhinhaea divaricata B.Øllg. | Central America | ||
| Palhinhaea eichleri (Fée) Holub | Brazil | ||
| Palhinhaea glaucescens (C.Presl) Holub | Central and South America | ||
| Palhinhaea hainanensis C.Y.Yang | Southeast Asia | ||
| Palhinhaea hydrophila (Alderw.) comb. ined. | currently Lycopodiella hydrophila (Alderw.) P.J.Edwards | New Guinea | |
| Palhinhaea lehmannii (Hieron.) Holub | northern South America | ||
| Palhinhaea lugubris B.Øllg. | Bolivia | ||
| Palhinhaea maniculata (B.Øllg.) B.Øllg. | northern South America | ||
| Palhinhaea pendulina (Hook.) Holub | Central and South America | ||
| Palhinhaea pseudocurvata B.Øllg. | northern South America, Greater Antilles | ||
| Palhinhaea pungens (Alderw.) Holub | Malesia | ||
| Palhinhaea raiateensis (J.W.Moore) comb. ined. | currently Lycopodium raiateense J.W.Moore | Society Islands | |
| Palhinhaea reflexifolia B.Øllg. | Andean South America | ||
| Palhinhaea riofrioi (Sodiro) Holub | Central and South America | ||
| Palhinhaea steyermarkii (B.Øllg.) Holub | Central and northern South America | ||
| Palhinhaea tomentosa (Alderw.) Holub | New Guinea | ||
| Palhinhaea torta (Sieber ex Underw. & F.E.Lloyd) Christenh. | Lesser Antilles | ||
| Palhinhaea trianae (Hieron.) Holub | northern South America | ||
| Palhinhaea veigae Vasc. | (epithet is also wrongly spelt viegae) | Madeira |
References
- ^ a b c Hassler, Michael. "Palhinhaea". World Ferns. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ PPG I (2016), "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns", Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 54 (6): 563–603, doi:10.1111/jse.12229, S2CID 39980610
- ^ "Palhinhaea Franco & Carv.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-12-05