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Kirketapel
Taxonomy
Kirketapel was named by Andruchow-Colombo et al. (2019). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Kirketapel salamanquensis.
It was assigned to Podocarpaceae by Andruchow-Colombo et al. (2019), Stiles et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Podocarpaceae by Andruchow-Colombo et al. (2019), Stiles et al. (2020).
Species
K. salamanquensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Kirketapel Andruchow-Colombo et al. |
| 2020 | Kirketapel Stiles et al. |
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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. †Kirketapel Andruchow-Colombo et al. 2019
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†Kirketapel salamanquensis Andruchow-Colombo et al. 2019
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| A. Andruchow-Colombo et al. 2019 | Small, scale-like leaves, spirally arranged on shoots, ensiform, softly keeled abaxially, with acute apex and a continuous marginal frill only at the leaf apex, amphistomatic. Florin rings reduced or absent. Stomata in very discontinuous rows, appearing randomly distributed, the stomata randomly oriented in relation to the major leaf axis, four to five subsidiary cells arranged in a ring. Epidermal cells irregularly shaped. |