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Gleichenia (Mertensia)

Polypodiopsida - Gleicheniaceae

Taxonomy
Mertensia was named by Roth (1797). It is not extant.

It was reranked as Gleichenia (Mertensia) by Gardner and Ettingshausen (1880).

It was assigned to Gleichenia by Gardner and Ettingshausen (1880).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Gleichenia (Mertensia) Gardner and Ettingshausen p. 43

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
familyGleicheniaceaePresl
genusGleicheniaSmith 1793
subgenusMertensia(Roth 1797)

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.

Subg. †Gleichenia (Mertensia) Roth 1797
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