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Dryopterites elliptica

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiaceae

Taxonomy
Aspidium ellipticum was named by Fontaine (1890). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Dryopteris elliptica by Knowlton (1898); it was recombined as Dryopterites elliptica by Berry (1911), Knowlton (1919).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Aspidium ellipticum Fontaine
1898Dryopteris elliptica Knowlton
1911Dryopterites elliptica Berry p. 262–263
1919Dryopterites elliptica Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
familyPolypodiaceae
genusDryopterites
specieselliptica(Fontaine 1890)

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.

Dryopterites elliptica Fontaine 1890
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