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Ptychocarpus hexastichus

Polypodiopsida - Marattiales

Taxonomy
Ptychocarpus hexastichus was named by Weiss (1869). It is not extant. It is the type species of Ptychocarpus.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Ptychocarpus hexastichus Weiss

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassMarattiidaeKlinge 1882
RankNameAuthor
orderMarattiales
genusPtychocarpusWeiss 1869
specieshexastichusWeiss 1869

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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