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Scytophyllum

Peltaspermopsida - Peltaspermales - Peltaspermaceae

Taxonomy
Scytophyllum was named by Bornemann (1856). It is not extant. Its type is Scytophyllum bergeri.

It was assigned to Pteridophyta by Andrews (1970); and to Peltaspermaceae by Meyen (1984) and Dobruskina (1995).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Scytophyllum Bornemann
1970Scytophyllum Andrews
1984Scytophyllum Meyen p. 89
1995Scytophyllum Dobruskina

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
superphylumTracheophyta
Pteridobiotina
superphylumCycadophytanae
phylumPeltaspermophyta
RankNameAuthor
classPeltaspermopsida
orderPeltaspermalesDelevoryas 1979
familyPeltaspermaceaeHarris 1937
genusScytophyllumBornemann 1856

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. †Scytophyllum Bornemann 1856
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Scytophyllum bergeri Bornemann 1856
Scytophyllum pinnatum Sixtel 1962
Scytophyllum waehneri Stur 1886
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available