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Zamites gigas

Bennettitales

Taxonomy
Zamia gigas was named by Lindley and Hutton (1831). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Zamites gigas by Morris (1843); it was recombined as Williamsonia gigas by Carruthers (1870) and Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Zamia gigas Lindley and Hutton
1843Zamites gigas Morris
1870Williamsonia gigas Carruthers
1976Williamsonia gigas Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
RankNameAuthor
orderBennettitalesBessey 1910
genusZamites
speciesgigas(Lindley and Hutton 1831)

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.

Zamites gigas Lindley and Hutton 1831
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Diagnosis
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