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Taxites medius

Pinopsida - Pinales - Taxaceae

Taxonomy
Taxites medius was named by Tenison-Woods (1883). It is not extant. It is the type species of Rissikia.

It was recombined as Rissikia media by Townrow (1967), Holmes (1982).

Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-01-21

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Taxites medius Tenison-Woods
1967Rissikia media Townrow
1982Rissikia media Holmes

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumSpermatophyta
Pinophyta()
RankNameAuthor
classPinopsidaBurnett 1833
orderPinales
familyTaxaceae
subfamilyTaxeae
genusTaxitesBrongniart 1828
speciesmediusTenison-Woods 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.

Taxites medius Tenison-Woods 1883
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available