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Lepidopteris stormbergensis

Peltaspermopsida - Peltaspermales - Peltaspermaceae

Taxonomy
Callipteridium stormbergense was named by Seward (1903). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Lepidopteris stormbergensis by Townrow (1956), Holmes (1982), Chandra and Tewari (1991).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. arctica, L. brevipinnata, L. brownii, L. ottonis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Callipteridium stormbergense Seward
1933Lepidopteris natalensis Thomas
1956Lepidopteris stormbergensis Townrow
1975Lepidopteris madagascariensis Carpentier
1982Lepidopteris stormbergensis Holmes
1991Lepidopteris madagascariensis Chandra and Tewari
1991Lepidopteris stormbergensis Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
phylumPeltaspermophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPeltaspermopsida
orderPeltaspermalesDelevoryas 1979
familyPeltaspermaceaeHarris 1937
genusLepidopterisSchimper 1869
speciesstormbergensis(Seward 1903)

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.

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Invalid names: Lepidopteris madagascariensis Carpentier 1975 [synonym], Lepidopteris natalensis Thomas 1933 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available