Selaginella tamariscina
Species of spore-bearing plant
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Selaginella tamariscina is a species of plant in the Selaginellaceae family, endemic to China, India, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Russia (Siberia), Taiwan,[1] and northern Thailand.[1][2] It was first described in 1804 by Palisot de Beauvois as Stachygynandrum tamariscinum[3][4] (or possibly in 1805)[5][6] It was transferred to the genus, Selaginella, in 1843 by Antoine Frédéric Spring.[7]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Lycophytes |
| Class: | Lycopodiopsida |
| Order: | Selaginellales |
| Family: | Selaginellaceae |
| Genus: | Selaginella |
| Species: | S. tamariscina |
| Binomial name | |
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It is an evergreen perennial growing to 45 cm in height. It is often used as an herbal medicine, and has been used to treat gout and hyperuricemia.[8]
Synonyms
- Lycopodioides tamariscina (P.Beauv.) H.S.Kung
- Lycopodium caulescens Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.
- Lycopodium involvens Sw.
- Lycopodium tamariscinum (P.Beauv.) Desv. ex Poir.
- Selaginella caulescens (Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.) Spring
- Selaginella involvens (Sw.) Spring
- Selaginella tamariscina var. tamariscina
- Selaginella veitchii W.R.McNab
- Stachygynandrum tamariscinum P.Beauv.
