The large pseudo-laminae and gregarious habit help diagnose S. velutina.
Collection Data (S. A. James & M. Sundue 1501)
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Lycopodiopsida
- Family: Selaginellaceae
- Genus: Selaginella P. Beauv.
- Species: Selaginella velutina Ces.
- Var./Subsp.:
- Common name(s):
General Collection Data
- Date: 3-II-2012
- Primary Collector & #: S. A. James & M. Sundue 1501
- Collection Party: Shelley James, Michael Sundue, Allen Allison, Si He, Dubi Damas, Bulisa Iova, Oliver Tallowin
- Det. History: M. Sundue
- Habitat: Primary Forest
- Habit: Terrestrial
- Specimen Locations: LAE, VT
Additional Comments
Collection Location
- Location: Sibium Mtns. – – – Northern Province – Papua New Guinea.
- Coordinates: 9°17.1495’S, 148°16.3596’E
- Elevation: 740 m
