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Caulopteris

Polypodiopsida - Marattiales - Marattiaceae

Taxonomy
Caulopteris was named by Lindley and Hutton (1832). It is not extant. Its type is Caulopteris primaeva.

It was assigned to Marattiaceae by Pfefferkorn (1976).

Species
C. primaeva (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Caulopteris Lindley and Hutton
1976Caulopteris Pfefferkorn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassMarattiidaeKlinge 1882
RankNameAuthor
orderMarattiales
familyMarattiaceaeBerchtold and Presl
genusCaulopterisLindley and Hutton 1832

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. †Caulopteris Lindley and Hutton 1832
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Caulopteris primaeva Lindley and Hutton 1832
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available