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Acanthopteris szei

Polypodiopsida - Filicales - Dicksoniaceae

Taxonomy
Acanthopteris szei was named by Cao (1984). It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Acanthopteris szei Cao
2024Acanthopteris szei 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
speciesszeiCao 1984

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 szei Cao 1984
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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