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Chamberlainia

Cycadopsida - Cycadales - Zamiaceae

Taxonomy
Chamberlainia was named by Artabe et al. (2005). It is considered to be a form taxon. It was considered monophyletic by Artabe et al. (2005).

It was assigned to Encephalarteae by Artabe et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Chamberlainia Artabe et al. p. 88

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumCycadophytaBessey 1907
classCycadopsidaBrongniart 1843
orderCycadalesDumortier 1829
RankNameAuthor
familyZamiaceaeHoraninow 1834
subfamilyEncephalartoideaeStevenson
tribeEncephalarteaeMiquel 1861
genusChamberlainia

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. †Chamberlainia Artabe et al. 2005
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. E. Artabe et al. 2005Centripetal and centrifugal polyxylic stem covered by persistent rhomboidal foliar bases and smaller cataphylls in cycles. Central parenchymatous pith with idioblasts, mucilage canals, and arcs of medullary vascular bundles. Cylindrical vascular system made by three rings of centrifugal secondary xylem and phloem, endarch or mesarch primary xylem and relictual centripetal secondary bundles. Parenchymatous cortex with extrafascicular concentric bundles and leaf traces with an incomplete girdling configuration. Bulbils present along the stem.
Measurements
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Collections
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