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Alsophila andersonii

Polypodiopsida - Cyatheales - Cyatheaceae

Taxonomy
Alsophila andersonii was named by Scott (1866). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. antarctica, A. polonica
Entered
by B. Allen on 2023-01-10

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Alsophila andersonii Scott
1991Alsophila andersonii Chauhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumPteridophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
orderCyathealesPryor et al. 1995
familyCyatheaceaeKaulfuss 1827
genusAlsophilaBrown 1810
speciesandersoniiScott 1866

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Sikkim) Alsophila andersonii (228818)