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Cheilanthes (lip fern)

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales - Pteridaceae

Taxonomy
Cheilanthes was named by Swartz (1806). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cheilanthoideae by Chauhan (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1806Cheilanthes Swartz
1991Cheilanthes Chauhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
orderPolypodiales
RankNameAuthor
suborderPteridineaePrado and Schuettp 2016
familyPteridaceaeReichenbach
subfamilyCheilanthoideaeHorvat 1927
genusCheilanthesSwartz 1806

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. Cheilanthes Swartz 1806 [lip fern]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available