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Acrostichum hesperium

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales - Pteridaceae

Taxonomy
Acrostichum hesperium was named by Newberry (1882). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Acrostichum hesperium Newberry
1919Acrostichum hesperium Knowlton
1969Acrostichum hesperium MacGinitie

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
orderPolypodiales
RankNameAuthor
suborderPteridineaePrado and Schuettp 2016
familyPteridaceaeReichenbach
subfamilyParkerioideaeBurnett 1835
genusAcrostichum
specieshesperiumNewberry 1882

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.

Acrostichum hesperium Newberry 1882
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) Acrostichum hesperium (28741)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Colorado) Acrostichum hesperium (24415)
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Wyoming) Acrostichum hesperium (21389 28744 28745)