Tags: Fern.
Salvinia a genus in the family Salviniaceae is a floating fern named in honor of Anton Maria Salvini a 17th-century Italian scientist. The genus was published in 1754 by Jean-François Séguier in his description of the plants found round Verona Plantae Veronenses There are currently twelve species recognized at least three of which (S. molesta S. herzogii and S.
