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Pteris elegans

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales - Pteridaceae

Taxonomy
Pteris elegans was named by Newberry (1882). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Pteris elegans Newberry
1919Pteris elegans Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
orderPolypodiales
RankNameAuthor
suborderPteridineaePrado and Schuettp 2016
familyPteridaceaeReichenbach
subfamilyPteridoideaeLink 1841
genusPteris
specieselegansNewberry 1882

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Pteris elegans Newberry 1882
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Measurements
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