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Polystichum

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales - Dryopteridaceae

Taxonomy
Polystichum was named by Roth (1799). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by I (2016).

It was assigned to Polypodiaceae by Knowlton (1919); to Dryopteridaceae by Chauhan (1991); and to Dryopteridoideae by I (2016).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1799Polystichum Roth
1919Polystichum Knowlton
1991Polystichum Chauhan
2016Polystichum I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
orderPolypodiales
RankNameAuthor
suborderPolypodiineaeDumort 1829
familyDryopteridaceaeHerter 1949
subfamilyDryopteridoideaeLink 1841
genusPolystichumRoth 1799

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.

G. Polystichum Roth 1799
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Polystichum hillsianum Hollick 1902
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Quaternary or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Bolivia (Potosi) P. bolivianum (32127 32143)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Bolivia (La Paz) P. bolivianum (32129)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Assam) P. sp. (228813 228814 228815 228816 228817 228822)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Tamil Nadu) P. sp. (228848 228849)