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Cyperites
Taxonomy
Cyperites was named by Lindley and Hutton (1832). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Cyperites bicarinata.
It was assigned to Cyperaceae by Ettinghausen (1880); to Lycopodophyta by Andrews (1970); and to Plantae by Tidwell et al. (1992).
It was assigned to Cyperaceae by Ettinghausen (1880); to Lycopodophyta by Andrews (1970); and to Plantae by Tidwell et al. (1992).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1832 | Cyperites Lindley and Hutton |
1880 | Cyperites Ettinghausen p. 393 |
1970 | Cyperites Andrews |
1992 | Cyperites Tidwell et al. p. 1018 |
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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.
G. †Cyperites Lindley and Hutton 1832
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†Cyperites bicarinata Lindley and Hutton 1832
†Cyperites eocenicus Ettinghausen and Gardner 1879
†Cyperites forbesii Heer 1862
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available