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Macrosphenopteris

Sphenopteridae

Taxonomy
Macrosphenopteris was named by Kidston (1887). It is not extant. Its type is Macrosphenopteris lindsaeoides.

It was assigned to Sphenopteridae by Andrews (1970).

Species
M. lindsaeoides (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Macrosphenopteris Kidston
1970Macrosphenopteris Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
familySphenopteridae
RankNameAuthor
genusMacrosphenopterisKidston 1887

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. †Macrosphenopteris Kidston 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available