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Nilsonia californica

Cycadopsida - Cycadales

Taxonomy
Pterophyllum californicum was named by Fontaine (1894). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Nilsonia californica by Fontaine (1905), Knowlton (1919).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Pterophyllum californicum Fontaine
1905Nilsonia californica Fontaine
1919Nilsonia californica Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumCycadophytaBessey 1907
classCycadopsidaBrongniart 1843
RankNameAuthor
orderCycadalesDumortier 1829
genusNilsoniaBrongniart 1825
speciescalifornica(Fontaine 1894)

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.

Nilsonia californica Fontaine 1894
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