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Asterophyllostachys binneyana

Polypodiopsida - Equisetales - Calamitaceae

Taxonomy
Asterophyllostachys binneyana was named by Schimper (1880). It is not extant. It is the type species of Asterophyllostachys.

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by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-02-01

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Asterophyllostachys binneyana Schimper

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumPteridophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPolypodiopsida
subclassEquisetidaeWarm 1883
orderEquisetalesDumortier 1829
familyCalamitaceae
genusAsterophyllostachysSchimper 1880
speciesbinneyanaSchimper 1880

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available