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Lygodium prestwichii

Polypodiopsida - Schizaeales - Lygodiaceae

Taxonomy
Pteris prestwichii was named by Gardner and Ettingshausen (1880). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Lygodium prestwichii by Chandler (1961).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Pteris prestwichii Gardner and Ettingshausen p. 53
1961Lygodium prestwichii Chandler p. 59

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
RankNameAuthor
orderSchizaeales
familyLygodiaceaeRoem 1840
genusLygodiumSwartz 1800
speciesprestwichii()

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.

Lygodium prestwichii Gardner and Ettingshausen 1880
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