Tympanophora Lindley and Hutton 1835 (scaly tree fern)

Polypodiopsida - Cyatheales - Polypodiidae

Alternative spelling: Zympanophora

Parent taxon: Cyatheaceae according to H. N. Andrews 1970

Sister taxa: Alsophila, Alsophilidites, Alsophilites, Alsophilocaulis, Cibotiocaulis, Cibotium, Conantiopteris, Coniopteris, Cyathea, Cyatheites, Cyatheopteris, Cyathocaulis, Cyathodendron, Cyathoforma, Cyathoides, Cyathorachis, Dendropteridium, Dicksoniopsis, Fasciostelopteris, Haydenia, Hemitelites, Kulyisporites, Protocyathea, Pteridocaulis, Yezopteris

Subtaxa: Tympanophora simplex

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Distribution: there are no occurrences of Tympanophora in the database

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