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Onychium

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales - Pteridaceae

Taxonomy
Onychium was named by Kaulfuss (1820). It is extant.

It was assigned to Pteridaceae by Chauhan (1991).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Onychium Kaulfuss
1991Onychium Chauhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
RankNameAuthor
orderPolypodiales
suborderPteridineaePrado and Schuettp 2016
familyPteridaceaeReichenbach
genusOnychiumKaulfuss 1820

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.

G. Onychium Kaulfuss 1820
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Onychium japonicum Thunberg 1784
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117India (West Bengal) O. sp. (224677 228819)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Tamil Nadu) O. japonicum (228849)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117India (Assam) O. sp. (228759)