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Ceratopteris

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales - Pteridaceae

Taxonomy
Ceratopteris was named by Brongniart (1821). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by I (2016).

It was assigned to Parkeriaceae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976); to Polypodiaceae by Chauhan (1991); and to Parkerioideae by I (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Ceratopteris Brongniart
1976Ceratopteris Lakhanpal et al.
1991Ceratopteris Chauhan
2016Ceratopteris I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
orderPolypodiales
RankNameAuthor
suborderPteridineaePrado and Schuettp 2016
familyPteridaceaeReichenbach
subfamilyParkerioideaeBurnett 1835
genusCeratopterisBrongniart 1821

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. Ceratopteris Brongniart 1821
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available