Family Marsileaceae, genus Pilularia;
world species list.


By Michael Hassler and Brian Swale.      

A list of the species of the genus Pilularia, giving current name, authority, synonyms, published references, geographic distribution and (sometimes) illustrations.
Please note: an asterisk * in the distribution list means that the species is exotic to the country named. 

005.00 Class Filicopsida
		Trivial names: Ferns, varens, fougeres, helechos, farnkraut.
		Statistics: 15 orders, 53 families, 310 genera, 9300-10700 species 
		[11501 species and 454 hybrids listed.
016.000 Order Marsileales
		Statistics: 3 families, 5 genera, 78-85 spp. [85 species and 1 hybrid listed]
016.0000 Family Marsileaceae Mirbel; Hist. Nat. Veg. (Lam. & Mirb.) 5: 126 (1802)
		Trivial names: Schlammfarne
		Statistics: 3 genera, 61-66 spp. [66 species and 1 hybrid listed]
		Revision date: 20.07.2001
		= Pilulariaceae Wettst.; Handb. Syst. Bot. 2: 81 (1903)
		Revision date: 20.07.2001


	016.0003 Pilularia L.; Sp. Pl. 2: 1100 (1753)
			Statistics: 5 spp. north-temperate, W-, S-SAm, New Zealand, Australia 
			[5 species listed]
			Revision date: 20.07.2001
			Trivial names: Pillenfarn
			= Calamistrum O. Ktze.; Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 822 (1891) [nom. superfl.
	Pilularia americana A. Braun; Monatsber. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1863: 
			435 (1864)
		 Trivial names: American Pillwort
	Pilularia globulifera L.; Sp. Pl. 2: 1100 (1753)
		 Trivial names: Pillenfarn
	Pilularia minuta Durieu; Bory & Durieu, Expl. Sci. Algerie, Atlas: tab., fig. 1-20 (1838)
		 Trivial names: Kleiner Pillenfarn
	Pilularia novae-hollandiae A.Br.; Monatsber. Ak. Berl. 1863. 435 (1864)
		 Trivial names: Australian pillwort
	Pilularia novae-zelandiae Kirk; Tr. New Zeal. Inst. 9. 547 t. 29 (1877)
		 Trivial names: New Zealand Pillwort
	


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