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Stenochlaenoideae

Polypodiopsida - Blechnaceae

Taxonomy
Stenochlaenoideae was named by Ching (2001). It is extant.

It was assigned to Blechnaceae by I (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Stenochlaenoideae Ching
2016Stenochlaenoideae I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
familyBlechnaceaeCopeland
subfamilyStenochlaenoideaeChing 2001
subfamilyStenochlaenoideaeChing 2001

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. Stenochlaenoideae Ching 2001
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G. Salpichlaena Smith 1842
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Salpichlaena anceps Lesquereux 1872
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Invalid names: Osmunda affinis Lesquereux 1878 [synonym]
G. Stenochlaena Smith 1842
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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 Edmontonian to the top of the Holocene or 72.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edmontonian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Salpichlaena AF003 (31973 31974 31976 31981 31982 31983 32135 32136)
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.66 - 56.0Colombia Stenochlaena CJ57 (134747 134753 134754 134757)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Wyoming) Osmunda affinis (24138)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (New South Wales) Stenochlaena sp. (224044)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Stenochlaena sp. (168888 168889 168890 168891)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Stenochlaena sp. (168937)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Sikkim) Stenochlaena palustris (228818)