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Vittarioideae

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales - Pteridaceae

Taxonomy
Vittarioideae was named by Link (1841). It is extant.

It was assigned to Pteridaceae by I (2016).

Subtaxa
Adiantum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Vittarioideae Link
2016Vittarioideae I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
orderPolypodiales
RankNameAuthor
suborderPteridineaePrado and Schuettp 2016
familyPteridaceaeReichenbach
subfamilyVittarioideaeLink 1841
subfamilyVittarioideaeLink 1841

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.

Subfm. Vittarioideae Link 1841
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G. Adiantum Linnaeus 1753
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Adiantum aculeatum Linnaeus 1753
†Adiantum anastomosum Brown 1940
†Adiantum apalophyllum Gardner and Ettingshausen 1880
Adiantum chusanum Linnaeus 1753
Adiantum clavatum Linnaeus 1753
Adiantum flabellulatum Linnaeus 1753
Adiantum hexagonum Linnaeus 1753
†Adiantum montanensis Knowlton 1907
Adiantum pedatum Linnaeus 1753
Adiantum peruvianum Klotzsch 1844
Adiantum philippense Linnaeus 1753
Adiantum pulverulentum Linnaeus 1753
Adiantum radiatum Linnaeus 1753
Adiantum reniforme Linnaeus 1753
Adiantum serrulatum Linnaeus 1753
Adiantum trapeziforme Linnaeus 1753
Adiantum trifoliatum Linnaeus 1753
Adiantum trilobum Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Quaternary or 154.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 143.1 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian154.8 - 143.1Portugal Adiantum sp. (24530)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Portugal Adiantum expansum (73497)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Adiantum sp., Adiantum apalophyllum (24106)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Washington) Adiantum anastomosum (228147)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Late/Upper Miocene33.9 - 5.333Argentina (Santa Cruz) Adiantum patagonicum (31544)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Portugal Adiantum sp. (232146)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (West Bengal) Adiantum sp. (228810)