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Polypterospermum

Taxonomy
Polypterospermum was named by Brongniart (1874). It is not extant. Its type is Polypterospermum renaultii.

It was assigned to Plantae by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. renaultii (type species)
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-03-27; modified by B. Allen on 2020-03-28

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Polypterospermum Brongniart
1970Polypterospermum Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusPolypterospermumBrongniart 1874

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. †Polypterospermum Brongniart 1874
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†Polypterospermum renaultii Brongniart 1874
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available