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Penosphyllum cordatum

Angiospermae - Malvales - Sterculiaceae

Taxonomy
Pterospermites cordatus was named by Ward (1885). It is not extant. Its type specimen is USNM 4201, a leaf.

It was recombined as Penosphyllum cordatum by Hickey (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Pterospermites cordatus Ward
1919Pterospermites cordatus Knowlton
1977Penosphyllum cordatum Hickey

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Malvids
orderMalvales
familySterculiaceaeVentenat 1807
genusPenosphyllum
speciescordatum(Ward 1885)

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.

Penosphyllum cordatum Ward 1885
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available