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Acanthopteris acutata

Polypodiopsida - Filicales - Dicksoniaceae

Taxonomy
Birisia acutata was named by Samylina (1972). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Acanthopteris acutata by Zhang et al. (1980), Yuan et al. (2024).

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by B. Allen on 2025-09-24; modified by B. Allen on 2025-09-24

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Birisia acutata Samylina
1980Acanthopteris acutata Zhang et al.
2024Acanthopteris acutata Yuan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumPteridophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
orderFilicales
familyDicksoniaceaeSchomb 1849
genusAcanthopterisSze 1931
speciesacutata(Samylina 1972)

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.

Acanthopteris acutata Samylina 1972
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available