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Comptoniopteris

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiaceae

Taxonomy
Comptoniopteris was named by Marion (1890). It is not extant. Its type is Comptoniopteris provincialis.

It was assigned to Polypodiaceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
C. cercalina, C. provincialis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Comptoniopteris Marion
1970Comptoniopteris Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
familyPolypodiaceae
genusComptoniopterisMarion 1890

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. †Comptoniopteris Marion 1890
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†Comptoniopteris cercalina Saporta 1894
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available