Pseudodiphasium


Pseudodiphasium is a monophyletic genus of lycophyte in the family Lycopodiaceae with only one species, Pseudodiphasium volubile. Pseudodiphasium volubile is native from Peninsular Malaysia to Queensland, Australia, and has been introduced into Ecuador. In the Pteridophyte [Phylogeny Group] classification of 2016, the genus is placed in the subfamily Lycopodioideae. Some sources do not recognize the genus, sinking it into Lycopodium.

Taxonomy

formally raised this group to the status of genus as Pseudodiphasium in 1983.

Extinction

In Australia Pseudodiphasium volubile is listed as "extinct" under the Environment [Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999] as Lycopodium volubile and "extinct of the wild" under the Queensland Nature [Conservation Act 1992] as Pseudodiphasium volubile.