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Pteris affinis

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales - Pteridaceae

Taxonomy
Pteris affinis was named by Lesquereux (1873). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Osmunda affinis by Lesquereux (1878); it was synonymized subjectively with Salpichlaena anceps by Knowlton (1919).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Pteris affinis Lesquereux
1878Osmunda affinis Lesquereux

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
orderPolypodiales
RankNameAuthor
suborderPteridineaePrado and Schuettp 2016
familyPteridaceaeReichenbach
subfamilyPteridoideaeLink 1841
genusPteris
speciesaffinisLesquereux 1873

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.

Pteris affinis Lesquereux 1873
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