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Pilularia L.

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Indigenous, non-endemic
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New Zealand
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L.
L.
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
1753
1100
ICN
Pilularia L.
genus
Pilularia
From the Latin pilularis (having globular structures), a reference to the shape of the sporocarps.

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Polypodiopsida
Salviniales
Marsileaceae
Pilularia

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Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Pilularia L.

Fronds linear, grass-like, each with one globose, basal sporocarp divided into 2-4 loculi; sporangia on parietal receptacles. About 6 spp. with very slender rhizomes, of wide distribution.

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Pilularia L.
Pilularia L.
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Pilularia L.
Pilularia L.
Cheeseman, T.F. (1925)
Pilularia L.
Pilularia L.
Pilularia L.
Crouch, N.R.; Klopper, R.R.; Burrows, J.E.; Burrows, S.M. (2011)
Pilularia L.
Pilularia L.
Pilularia L.
Kramer, K.U.; Green, P.S. (1990)
Pilularia L.
Marsileaceae Mirb.
Pilularia L.
Pilularia L.
Large, M.F.; Braggins, J.E. (1991)
Pilularia L.
Pilularia L.
Pilularia L.
Smith, A.R.; Pryer, K.M. et al. (2006)
Pilularia L.

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Pilularia L.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
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Etymology
From the Latin pilularis (having globular structures), a reference to the shape of the sporocarps.

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c88b53e1-1d4c-472c-b923-2a57f6a288cd
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
26 February 2015
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