Selaginella tamariscina

Selaginella tamariscina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Lycophytes
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Selaginellales
Family: Selaginellaceae
Genus: Selaginella
Species:
S. tamariscina
Binomial name
Selaginella tamariscina

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]

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.

References

  1. ^ a b "국립생물자원관 한반도의 생물다양성 NIBR Detail: Selaginella tamariscina (P.Beauv.) Spring". species.nibr.go.kr. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
  2. ^ "Selaginella tamariscina (P.Beauv.) Spring | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
  3. ^ "Stachygynandrum tamariscinum P.Beauv. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
  4. ^ Beauvoiis, P. (1804). "Stachygynandrum tamaris". Magasin Encyclopédique : ou journal des sciences, des lettres et des arts. 9 (5): 483.
  5. ^ "Stachygynandrum tamariscinum | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
  6. ^ de Beauvois, P. "Famille des Lycopodes". Prodrome des cinquième et sixième familles de l'Aethéogamie: 106 – via BHL.
  7. ^ Spring, A.F. (1843). "Selaginella tamariscina". Bulletins de l'Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique. 10 (1): 136 – via BHL.
  8. ^ Chen, Weijia; Wu, Yi; Bi, Rongbing; Liu, Shu; Liu, Zhongying; Liu, Zhiqiang; Song, Fengrui; Shi, Yi. "Therapeutic Effects of Selaginella tamariscina on the Model of Acute Gout with Hyperuricemia in Rats Based on Metabolomics Analysis". Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 35 (7): 1117–1124. doi:10.1002/cjoc.201600810.

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