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Asplenites

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiaceae

Taxonomy
Asplenites was named by Göppert (1836). It is not extant. Its type is Asplenites heterophyllus.

It was assigned to Polypodiaceae by Knowlton (1919); and to Pteridophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
A. heterophyllus (type species), A. roesserti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Asplenites Göppert
1919Asplenites Knowlton
1970Asplenites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
familyPolypodiaceae
genusAsplenitesGöppert 1836

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. †Asplenites Göppert 1836
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Asplenites heterophyllus Goeppert 1836
Asplenites roesserti Schenk 1883
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Collections
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