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Equisetum rajmahalense

Polypodiopsida - Equisetales - Equisetaceae

Taxonomy
Equisetites rajmahalensis was named by Oldham and Morris (1863). It is not extant. Its type locality is Belatikur, Rajmahal Hills, which is in a Jurassic fluvial-lacustrine horizon in India.

It was recombined as Equisetum rajmahalense by Schimper (1869) and Lakhanpal et al. (1976); it was recombined as Equisetum rajmahalensis by Chandra and Tewari (1991).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Equisetites rajmahalensis Oldham and Morris
1869Equisetum rajmahalense Schimper
1976Equisetum rajmahalense Lakhanpal et al.
1991Equisetum rajmahalensis Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassEquisetidaeWarm 1883
RankNameAuthor
orderEquisetalesDumortier 1829
familyEquisetaceaeDe Candolle 1804
genusEquisetum
speciesrajmahalense(Oldham and Morris 1863)

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.

Equisetum rajmahalense Oldham and Morris 1863
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available