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Platycerioideae

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiaceae

Taxonomy
Platycerioideae was named by Nayar (1970). It is extant.

It was assigned to Polypodiaceae by I (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Platycerioideae Nayar
2016Platycerioideae I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
familyPolypodiaceae
subfamilyPlatycerioideaeNayar 1970
subfamilyPlatycerioideaeNayar 1970

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Platycerioideae Nayar 1970
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G. Platycerium Desvaux 1827
G. Pyrrosia Mirbel 1803
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Platycerium sp. (168819 168822 168888 168889 168890 168891 168892 168893 168904 168918 168924)
Middle Pleistocene - Holocene0.774 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Platycerium sp. (168896)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Pyrrosia sp. (168747 168756) Pyrrosia spp. (168749 168750 168751 168752 168753 168754 168755)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Platycerium sp. (168937)