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Xylopteris elongata

Gymnospermopsida - Corystospermales - Corystospermaceae

Taxonomy
Sphenopteris elongata was named by Carruthers (1872). It is not extant. It is the type species of Dicroidium.

It was recombined as Xylopteris elongata by Frenguelli (1951); it was recombined as Dicroidium elongatum by Archangelsky (1968) and Holmes (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Sphenopteris elongata Carruthers
1951Xylopteris elongata Frenguelli
1968Dicroidium elongatum Archangelsky
1982Dicroidium elongatum Holmes

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
superphylumTracheophyta
classGymnospermopsida
orderCorystospermalesThomas 1933
RankNameAuthor
familyCorystospermaceae
genusXylopterisFrenguelli 1943
specieselongata(Carruthers 1872)

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.

Xylopteris elongata Carruthers 1872
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available