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Desmiophyllum gracile

Coniferales

Taxonomy
Desmiophyllum gracile was named by Lesquereux (1878). It is not extant. It is the type species of Desmiophyllum.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. cyclostomum, D. gramineum, D. imhoffi, D. imhoffii, D. latifolium, D. magnum, D. poleoensis, D. schimperianum
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-02-11

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Desmiophyllum gracile Lesquereux

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
subphylumEuphyllophytina
—Radiatopses
RankNameAuthor
—Lignophytia
—Spermatophytata
phylumGymnospermae
orderConiferales
genusDesmiophyllumLesquereux 1878
speciesgracileLesquereux 1878

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.

†Desmiophyllum gracile Lesquereux 1878
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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