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Platycerium

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiaceae

Taxonomy
Platycerium was named by Desvaux (1827). It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. It was considered monophyletic by I (2016).

It was assigned to Polypodiaceae by Desvaux (1827); and to Platycerioideae by I (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Platycerium Desvaux
2016Platycerium I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
familyPolypodiaceae
subfamilyPlatycerioideaeNayar 1970
genusPlatyceriumDesvaux 1827

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. Platycerium Desvaux 1827
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.77400 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) P. sp. (168819 168822 168888 168889 168890 168891 168892 168893 168904 168918 168924)
Middle Pleistocene - Holocene0.774 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) P. sp. (168896)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) P. sp. (168937)