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Mertensides

Polypodiopsida - Marattiales - Marattiaceae

Taxonomy
Mertensides was named by Fontaine (1883). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Marattiaceae by Knowlton (1919), Pineda (1961).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Mertensides Fontaine
1919Mertensides Knowlton
1961Mertensides Pineda

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassMarattiidaeKlinge 1882
RankNameAuthor
orderMarattiales
familyMarattiaceaeBerchtold and Presl
genusMertensidesFontaine 1883

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. †Mertensides Fontaine 1883
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Mertensides bullatus Bunbury 1847
Mertensides distans Fontaine 1883
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available