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
As of June 2025, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following twenty-seven species:
Binomial
Notes
Distribution
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Palhinhaea bradei (Nessel) Holub
Brazil
Palhinhaea brevibracteata (Alderw.) Holub
New Guinea
Palhinhaea camporum (B.Øllg. & P.G.Windisch) Holub
South America
Palhinhaea cernua (L.) Vasc. & Franco
worldwide
Palhinhaea cerrojefensis B.Øllg.
Panama
Palhinhaea crassifolia (Spring) Fraser-Jenk. & Kholia
India and Southeast Asia
Palhinhaea curvata (Sw.) Holub
Central and South America, Greater Antilles
Palhinhaea descendens (B.Øllg.) Holub
Andean South America
Palhinhaea divaricata B.Øllg.
Central America
Palhinhaea eichleri (Fée) Holub
Brazil
Palhinhaea glaucescens (C.Presl) Holub
Central and South America
Palhinhaea hainanensis C.Y.Yang
Southeast Asia
Palhinhaea hydrophila (Alderw.) comb. ined.
currently Lycopodiella hydrophila (Alderw.) P.J.Edwards
New Guinea
Palhinhaea lehmannii (Hieron.) Holub
northern South America
Palhinhaea lugubris B.Øllg.
Bolivia
Palhinhaea maniculata (B.Øllg.) B.Øllg.
northern South America
Palhinhaea pendulina (Hook.) Holub
Central and South America
Palhinhaea pseudocurvata B.Øllg.
northern South America, Greater Antilles
Palhinhaea pungens (Alderw.) Holub
Malesia
Palhinhaea raiateensis (J.W.Moore) comb. ined.
currently Lycopodium raiateense J.W.Moore
Society Islands
Palhinhaea reflexifolia B.Øllg.
Andean South America
Palhinhaea riofrioi (Sodiro) Holub
Central and South America
Palhinhaea steyermarkii (B.Øllg.) Holub
Central and northern South America...
