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Platypterygium

Cycadopsida - Cycadales - Cycadaceae

Taxonomy
Platypterygium was named by Feistmantel (1886). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cycadaceae by Knowlton (1919); and to Cycadophyta by Andrews (1970), Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Platypterygium Feistmantel
1919Platypterygium Knowlton
1970Platypterygium Andrews
1976Platypterygium Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumCycadophytaBessey 1907
classCycadopsidaBrongniart 1843
RankNameAuthor
orderCycadalesDumortier 1829
familyCycadaceaePersoon 1807
genusPlatypterygiumFeistmantel 1886

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. †Platypterygium Feistmantel 1886
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Platypterygium densinerve Fontaine 1889
Platypterygium rogersianum Fontaine 1889
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Collections
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