Palhinhaea Explained

Palhinhaea is a genus of lycophytes in the family Lycopodiaceae. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is placed in the subfamily Lycopodielloideae. Some sources do not recognize the genus, sinking it into Lycopodiella. Palhinhaea species are widespread in the tropics and subtropics.

Species

, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following species:

• Palhinhaea bradei (Nessel) Holub
• Palhinhaea brevibracteata (Alderw.) Holub
• Palhinhaea camporum (B.Øllg. & P.G.Windisch) Holub
• Palhinhaea cernua (L.) Vasc. & Franco
• Palhinhaea cerrojefensis B.Øllg.
• Palhinhaea crassifolia (Spring) Fraser-Jenk. & Kholia
• Palhinhaea curvata (Sw.) Holub
• Palhinhaea descendens (B.Øllg.) Holub
• Palhinhaea divaricata B.Øllg.
• Palhinhaea eichleri (Fée) Holub
• Palhinhaea glaucescens (C.Presl) Holub
• Palhinhaea hainanensis C.Y.Yang
• Palhinhaea hydrophila (Alderw.) comb. ined., currently Lycopodiella hydrophila (Alderw.) P.J.Edwards – New Guinea
• Palhinhaea lehmannii (Hieron.) Holub
• Palhinhaea lugubris B.Øllg.
• Palhinhaea maniculata (B.Øllg.) B.Øllg.
• Palhinhaea pendulina (Hook.) Holub
• Palhinhaea pseudocurvata B.Øllg.
• Palhinhaea pungens (Alderw.) Holub
• Palhinhaea raiateensis (J.W.Moore) comb. ined., currently Lycopodium raiateense J.W.Moore – Society Islands
• Palhinhaea reflexifolia B.Øllg.
• Palhinhaea riofrioi (Sodiro) Holub
• Palhinhaea steyermarkii (B.Øllg.) Holub
• Palhinhaea tomentosa (Alderw.) Holub
• Palhinhaea torta (Sieber ex Underw. & F.E.Lloyd) Christenh.
• Palhinhaea trianae (Hieron.) Holub
• Palhinhaea veigae Vasc. (epithet is also wrongly spelt viegae)