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Lepidopteris africana

Peltaspermopsida - Peltaspermales - Peltaspermaceae

Taxonomy
Callipteridium africanum was named by Du Toit (1927). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Lepidopteris africana by Holmes (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. ottonis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Callipteridium africanum Du Toit
1980Lepidopteris haizeri Dobruskina
1982Lepidopteris africana Holmes

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
—Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
phylumPeltaspermophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPeltaspermopsida
orderPeltaspermalesDelevoryas 1979
familyPeltaspermaceaeHarris 1937
genusLepidopterisSchimper 1869
speciesafricana(Du Toit 1927)

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.

†Lepidopteris africana Du Toit 1927
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Invalid names: Lepidopteris haizeri Dobruskina 1980 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Anisian or 246.70000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Australia (New South Wales) Lepidopteris africana (207608)