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Cyatheales

Polypodiopsida - Cyatheales

Taxonomy
Cyatheales was named by Pryor et al. (1995). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by I (2016).

It was assigned to Polypodiopsida by Jud (2011); and to Polypodiidae by I (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Cyatheales Pryor et al.
2011Cyatheales Jud
2016Cyatheales I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
subclassPolypodiidae()
orderCyathealesPryor et al. 1995
orderCyathealesPryor et al. 1995

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.

Or. Cyatheales Pryor et al. 1995
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Fm. Cyatheaceae Kaulfuss 1827 [scaly tree fern]
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G. Alsophila Brown 1810
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Alsophila spinulosa Wallich 1828
G. †Alsophilidites Cookson
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†Alsophilidites bellus Venkatachala et al. 1968
†Alsophilidites densus Singh et al. 1964
†Alsophilidites exilis Sah and Jain 1965
†Alsophilidites grandis Sah and Jain 1965
†Alsophilidites pannuceus Brenner 1963
G. †Alsophilites Hirmer 1927
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†Alsophilites polonica Raciborski 1927
G. †Alsophilocaulis Menendez 1961
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†Alsophilocaulis calveloi Menendez 1961
G. †Cibotiocaulis Ogura 1927
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†Cibotiocaulis tateiwae Ogura 1927
G. Cibotium Kaulfuss 1820 [manfern]
G. †Conantiopteris Lantz et al. 1999
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†Conantiopteris schuchmanii Lantz et al. 1999
G. †Coniopteris Brongniart 1849
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†Coniopteris burejensis Zalessky 1904
†Coniopteris frutiformis Douglas 1973
†Coniopteris hymenophylloides Brongniart 1828
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Invalid names: Adiantites amurensis Heer 1876 [synonym]
†Coniopteris murrayana Brongniart 1835
Invalid names: Polystichites Presl 1838 [replaced]
G. Cyathea Smith 1793
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†Cyathea siwalika Bera et al. 2014
†Cyathea tchihatcheffi Schmalhausen 1879
Invalid names: Cnemidaria Presl 1836 [synonym], Hemitelia Brown 1810 [synonym], Trichopteris Hall 1845 [synonym]
G. †Cyatheites Goeppert 1836
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†Cyatheites nebraskana Heer 1868
†Cyatheites schlotheimmii Goeppert 1836
G. †Cyatheopteris Schimper 1869
G. †Cyathocaulis Ogura 1927
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G. †Cyathodendron Arnold 1945
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†Cyathodendron texanum Arnold 1945
G. †Cyathoforma Bock 1969
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†Cyathoforma carolinensis Emmons 1856
G. †Cyathoides Berry 1922
G. †Cyathorachis Ogura 1927
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†Cyathorachis fujiiana Ogura 1927
G. †Dendropteridium Bancroft 1932
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†Dendropteridium cyatheoides Bancroft 1932
G. †Dicksoniopsis Berry 1911
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G. †Fasciostelopteris Stopes and Fujii 1910
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†Fasciostelopteris tansleii Stopes and Fujii 1910
G. †Haydenia Seward 1912
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†Haydenia thyrsopteroides Seward 1912
G. †Hemitelites Goeppert 1836
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†Hemitelites hemitelioides Brongniart 1834
†Hemitelites torelli Heer 1869
G. †Kulyisporites Potonié 1956
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†Kulyisporites lunaris Cookson and Dettmann 1958
G. †Protocyathea Feistmantel 1877
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†Protocyathea trichinopoliensis Feistmantel 1877
†Protocyathea ungeri Feistmantel 1877
G. †Pteridocaulis Bock 1969
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G. †Tympanophora Lindley and Hutton 1835
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†Tympanophora simplex Lindley and Hutton 1835
G. †Yezopteris Ogura 1930
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G. †Hagiophyton Corsin 1948
Fm. †Loxsomataceae Presl
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G. Loxsoma Hook and Brown 1847
G. †Loxsomopteris Skog 1976
Fm. Plagiogyriaceae Bower 1926
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G. Plagiogyria Kunze 1858
Fm. Thyrsopteridaceae Presl 1847
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G. Thyrsopteris Kunze 1834
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†Thyrsopteris elegans Kunze 1818
G. †Yavanna Vera 2013
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†Yavanna chimaerica Vera 2013
Invalid names: Metaxyaceae Pichi-Sermolli 1970 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available