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Taxopitys

Taxonomy
Taxopitys was named by Kraeusel (1928). It is not extant. Its type is Taxopitys africana.

It was assigned to Coniferales by Andrews (1970); and to Gymnospermae by Chandra and Tewari (1991).

Species
T. africana (type species), T. indica, T. surangei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Taxopitys Kraeusel
1970Taxopitys Andrews
1991Taxopitys Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
RankNameAuthor
phylumPinophyta
genusTaxopitysKraeusel 1928

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. †Taxopitys Kraeusel 1928
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Taxopitys africana Kraeusel 1928
Taxopitys indica Prasad and Chandra 1978
Taxopitys surangei Prasad 1986
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available