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Dioscoreophyllum

Angiospermae - Dioscoreales - Dioscoreaceae

Taxonomy
Dioscoreophyllum was named by Kraeusel and Weyland (1954). It is not extant. Its type is Dioscoreophyllum liblarense.

It was assigned to Dioscoreaceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
D. liblarense (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Dioscoreophyllum Kraeusel and Weyland
1970Dioscoreophyllum Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
RankNameAuthor
—Mesangiosperms
—Monocots
orderDioscorealesBrown 1835
familyDioscoreaceaeBrown 1810
genusDioscoreophyllumKraeusel and Weyland 1954

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. †Dioscoreophyllum Kraeusel and Weyland 1954
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†Dioscoreophyllum liblarense Kraeusel and Weyland 1954
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available