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Asplenium
Taxonomy
Asplenium was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Asplenium marinum.
It was reranked as Sphenopteris (Asplenium) by Newberry (1863).
It was assigned to Sphenopteris by Newberry (1863); to Filices by Knowlton (1899); to Polypodiaceae by Knowlton (1919), Lakhanpal et al. (1976), Chandra and Tewari (1991); and to Aspleniaceae by Chauhan (1991), Mabberley (2000).
It was reranked as Sphenopteris (Asplenium) by Newberry (1863).
It was assigned to Sphenopteris by Newberry (1863); to Filices by Knowlton (1899); to Polypodiaceae by Knowlton (1919), Lakhanpal et al. (1976), Chandra and Tewari (1991); and to Aspleniaceae by Chauhan (1991), Mabberley (2000).
Species
A. albertum, A. bifolium, A. cecilensis, A. ceterach, A. coloradense, A. crossii, A. cultrifolium, A. dicksonianum, A. dubium, A. eolignitica, A. foersteri, A. haguei, A. hemionitis, A. hurleyensis, A. iddingsi, A. issiacense, A. jerseyensis, A. magnum, A. marginatum, A. marinum (type species), A. martinianum, A. neomexicanum, A. nidus, A. niobrara, A. obtusifolium, A. onopteris, A. primero, A. raritanense, A. remotidens, A. rhizophylla, A. salicifolium, A. scolopendrium, A. serratum, A. squamosum, A. striatum, A. subcretaceum, A. tenellum, A. trichomanes, A. wyomingense
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1753 | Asplenium Linnaeus |
| 1863 | Sphenopteris (Asplenium) Newberry |
| 1899 | Asplenium Knowlton |
| 1919 | Asplenium Knowlton |
| 1976 | Asplenium Lakhanpal et al. |
| 1991 | Asplenium Chandra and Tewari |
| 1991 | Asplenium Chauhan |
| 2000 | Asplenium Mabberley |
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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. Asplenium Linnaeus 1753
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†Asplenium albertum Dawson 1885
Asplenium bifolium Linnaeus 1753
†Asplenium cecilensis Berry 1911
Asplenium ceterach Linnaeus 1753
†Asplenium coloradense Knowlton 1917
†Asplenium crossii Knowlton 1898
Asplenium cultrifolium Linnaeus 1753
†Asplenium dicksonianum Heer 1874
†Asplenium dubium Fontaine 1889
†Asplenium eolignitica Berry 1916
†Asplenium foersteri Debey and Ettingshausen 1859
†Asplenium haguei Knowlton 1899
Asplenium hemionitis Linnaeus 1753
†Asplenium hurleyensis Berry 1916
†Asplenium iddingsi Knowlton 1899
†Asplenium issiacense Fritel 1910
†Asplenium jerseyensis Berry 1911
†Asplenium magnum Knowlton 1899
Asplenium marginatum Linnaeus 1753
Asplenium marinum Linnaeus 1753
†Asplenium martinianum Dawson 1885
†Asplenium neomexicanum Knowlton 1916
Asplenium nidus Linnaeus 1753
†Asplenium niobrara Dawson 1882
Asplenium obtusifolium Linnaeus 1753
Asplenium onopteris Linnaeus 1753
†Asplenium primero Knowlton 1917
†Asplenium raritanense Berry 1909
†Asplenium remotidens Knowlton 1899
Asplenium rhizophylla Linnaeus 1753
Asplenium salicifolium Linnaeus 1753
Asplenium scolopendrium Linnaeus 1753
Asplenium serratum Linnaeus 1753
Asplenium squamosum Linnaeus 1753
Asplenium striatum Linnaeus 1753
†Asplenium subcretaceum Saporta 1868
†Asplenium tenellum Knowlton 1900
Asplenium trichomanes Linnaeus 1753
†Asplenium wyomingense Knowlton 1900
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 Ladinian to the top of the Holocene or 241.46400 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 227.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 227.3 Ma
Collections (56 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ladinian - Carnian | Tajikistan | A. sp. 1 (30902) | |
| Late/Upper Jurassic | China (Heilongjiang) | A. sp. 1 (29541 29692 29747 29991) | |
| Kimmeridgian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | A. rigidum (24393 31209) | |
| Early/Lower Cretaceous | USA (South Dakota) | A. Dicksonianum (34867) | |
| Cretaceous | USA (South Dakota) | A. Dicksonianum (32034) | |
| Albian | USA (Kansas) | A. dicksonianum (29018 102716 102722 102989) | |
| Albian - Cenomanian | Russian Federation | A. dicksonianum (34627 34771 34772 34773 34774 34778 34787 34788 34790 34796 34800 34802) | |
| Late/Upper Cretaceous | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | A. dicksonianum (153400) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | USA (Wyoming) | A. neomexicanum (27135 27360) A. sp. (27358) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | USA (Montana) | A. sp. (27363) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (New Mexico) | A. sp. (34975) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Wyoming) | A. haguei (35577) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene | USA (Colorado) | A. delicatula (24411) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene - Late/Upper Miocene | Argentina | A. incertum (32201) | |
| Lostcabinian | USA (Wyoming) | A. eoligniticum (11461) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (North Dakota) | Hemitelia magna (10806) | |
| Bridgerian | USA (Wyoming) | A. eolignitum, A. delicatula (21389) | |
| Middle Eocene | USA (Wyoming) | A. iddingsi (24088 24156) A. magnum, A. iddingsi, A. remotidens (24087) | |
| Priabonian | USA (Washington) | A. delicata (10744) | |
| Miocene - Pliocene | Japan (Nagano) | A. sp. (22796) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (Queensland) | A. sp. (168819 168822 168889 168890 168891 168893 168924) | |
| Quaternary | India (Tamil Nadu) | A. sp. (228848 228849) | |
| Quaternary | India (Sikkim) | A. sp. (228779) | |
| Quaternary | India (Assam) | A. sp. (228816) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Holocene | Australia (Queensland) | A. sp. (168896) | |
| Holocene | India (Uttarakhand) | A. sp. (228762 228763) |