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Dryopterites macrocarpa

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiaceae

Taxonomy
Aspidium macrocarpum was named by Fontaine (1889). It is not extant. It is the type species of Dryopterites.

It was recombined as Dryopteris macrocarpa by Knowlton (1898); it was recombined as Dryopterites macrocarpa by Berry (1911) and Knowlton (1919).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Aspidium macrocarpum Fontaine
1898Dryopteris macrocarpa Knowlton
1911Dryopterites macrocarpa Berry p. 261
1919Dryopterites macrocarpa Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
familyPolypodiaceae
genusDryopterites
speciesmacrocarpa(Fontaine 1889)

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.

Dryopterites macrocarpa Fontaine 1889
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