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Dicksonia speciosa

Polypodiopsida - Filicales - Dicksoniaceae

Taxonomy
Dicksonia speciosa was named by Sharma (1975). It is not extant. Its type locality is Dhaukuti, Rajmahal Hills, which is in a Jurassic fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Rajmahal Formation of India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Dicksonia speciosa Sharma
1991Dicksonia speciosa Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
RankNameAuthor
orderFilicales
familyDicksoniaceaeSchomb 1849
genusDicksoniaL'Héritier de Brutelle 1788
speciesspeciosaSharma 1975

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.

Dicksonia speciosa Sharma 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available