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Goniopteris

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiaceae

Taxonomy
Goniopteris was named by Presl (1836). It is extant.

It was assigned to Aspidieae by Gardner and Ettingshausen (1880); and to Polypodiaceae by Chandler (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Goniopteris Presl
1880Goniopteris Gardner and Ettingshausen p. 39
1963Goniopteris Chandler p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
familyPolypodiaceae
genusGoniopterisPresl 1836

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. Goniopteris Presl 1836
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Goniopteris bunburii Heer 1861
Goniopteris pulchella Lesquereux 1875
Goniopteris striacus Unger 1847
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 48.07000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene - Late/Upper Miocene56.0 - 5.333Argentina G. patagoniana (32201)
Early/Lower Eocene - Late/Upper Pliocene56.0 - 2.58Peru (Cajamarca) G. bravoi (32185)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) G. bunburii (24106)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.04 - 5.333Ecuador G. cochabambensis (32188)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Switzerland (Sankt Gallen) G. stiriaca (46323)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Ecuador G. cochabambensis (31246) G. cochebambensis (31245)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Colombia G. cochabombensis (32182)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Ecuador (Azuay) G. cochabombensis (31012 31021 31022 31045 31050 31051 31071)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Bolivia G. cochabambensis (32043)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Bolivia (Potosi) G. sp. (32143)