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Rhacopteris

Taxonomy
Rhacopteris was named by Schimper (1869). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Pteridophyta by Lakhanpal et al. (1976); to Plantae by Kimura and Kim (1989); and to Pteridopsida by Chandra and Tewari (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Rhacopteris Schimper
1976Rhacopteris Lakhanpal et al.
1989Rhacopteris Kimura and Kim
1991Rhacopteris Chandra and Tewari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
RankNameAuthor
genusRhacopterisSchimper 1869

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. †Rhacopteris Schimper 1869
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Rhacopteris circularis Walton 1927
Rhacopteris elegans Ettingshausen 1852
Rhacopteris ovata McCoy 1847
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available