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Equisetales

Polypodiopsida - Equisetales

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Equisetales Dumortier p. 66
1919Equisetales Knowlton
1967Equisetales Jain and Delevoryas
1977Equisetales Hickey
1982Equisetales Holmes
1985Equisetales Lapasha and Miller
1994Equisetales Upchurch et al.
1999Equisetales Ash
2011Equisetales Jud
2013Equisetales Chatterjee et al.
2016Equisetales I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
subclassEquisetidaeWarm 1883
orderEquisetalesDumortier 1829
orderEquisetalesDumortier 1829

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.

Or. Equisetales Dumortier 1829
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G. †Angaroradix Khakhlov 1964
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Angaroradix bellis Khakhlov 1964
G. †Annularia Sternberg 1821
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Annularia spinulosa Sternberg 1821
Invalid names: Rotularia Sternberg 1825 [synonym], Trochophyllum Wood 1861 [objective synonym]
G. †Annulariopsis Zeiller 1903
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Annulariopsis bunkeiensis Kobatake 1954
Annulariopsis inopinata Zeiller 1903
G. †Annulina Neuberg 1954
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G. †Pothocites Paterson 1844
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Pothocites grantonii Paterson 1844
G. †Barakaria Seward and Sahni 1920
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Barakaria dichotoma Feistmantel 1881
G. †Borisiella Khakhlov 1964
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Borisiella bella Khakhlov 1964
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G. †Arthrodendron Seward 1898
G. †Arthropityostachys Renault 1896
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G. †Arthropitys Goeppert 1864
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Arthropitys bistriata Cotta 1864
G. †Asterophyllites Brongniart 1828
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Asterophyllites radiatus Brongniart 1822
Invalid names: Schlotheimia Sternberg 1822 [synonym]
G. †Asterophyllostachys Schimper 1880
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G. †Asthenomyelon Leistikow 1962
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Asthenomyelon adversale Leistikow 1962
G. †Calamitea Cotta 1832
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Calamitea striata Cotta 1832
G. †Calamites Suckow 1784
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Subg. †Calamites (Mesocalamites) Hirmer 1927
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Mesocalamites roemeri Goeppert 1850
Calamites aliwalensis Anderson and Anderson 1985
Calamites goepperti Ettingshausen 1854
Calamites radiatus Brongniart 1828
Calamites suckowii Brongniart 1828
Calamites undulatus Sternberg 1825
G. †Calamitina Weiss 1876
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Calamitina goepperti Ettingshausen 1876
G. †Calamitomyelon Lignier 1910
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Calamitomyelon morierei Lignier 1910
G. †Calamocarpon Baxter 1963
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Calamocarpon insignis Baxter 1963
G. †Calamocladus Schimper 1869
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Calamocladus longifolius Brongniart 1869
G. †Calamodendrea Grand'Eury 1877
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Calamodendrea rhizobola Grand'Eury 1877
G. †Calamodendrofloyos Grand'Eury 1877
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Calamodendrofloyos cruciatus Sternberg 1877
G. †Calamodendron Brongniart 1849
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Calamodendron striatum Brongniart 1849
G. †Calamodendrophyllum Grand'Eury 1879
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Calamodendrophyllum bifurcatum Grand'Eury 1879
G. †Calamodendroxylon Grand'Eury 1877
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G. †Calamophloios Arber 1916
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Calamophloios rugosus Arber 1916
G. †Calamostachys Schimper 1869
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Calamostachys typica Schimper 1869
G. †Coleophyllites Grand'Eury 1877
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Coleophyllites zeaeformis Schlotheim 1820
G. †Haplocalamus Unger 1856
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G. †Metacalamostachys Hirmer 1927
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G. †Myelocalamites Grand'Eury 1877
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Myelocalamites approximatus Schlotheim 1828
G. †Nematophyllites Miller 1892
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Nematophyllites angustus Fontaine and White 1880
Invalid names: Nematophyllum Fontaine and White 1880 [replaced]
G. †Neocalamites Halle 1908
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Neocalamites foxii Lele 1955
Neocalamites hoerensis Schimper 1908
Neocalamites knowltoni Berry 1912
Neocalamites virginiensis Fontaine 1883
G. †Pinnularia Lindley and Hutton 1834
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Pinnularia capillacea Lindley and Hutton 1834
G. †Protocalamites Goebel 1906
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Protocalamites scrobiculatus Schlotheim 1820
G. †Pseudobornia Nathorst 1894
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Pseudobornia ursina Nathorst 1894
G. †Zimmermannioxylon Leistikow 1962
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G. †Corynophyllites Zalessky 1937
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Corynophyllites setiformis Zalessky 1937
Fm. Equisetaceae De Candolle 1804
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G. †Equisetites Sternberg 1833
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Equisetites conicus Sternberg 1833
Equisetites keuperina Morton 1863
Equisetites mougeoti Brongniart 1828
Equisetites pusillus Villar de Seoane 2005
G. Equisetum Linnaeus 1753 [horsetail]
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Equisetum abiquiense Fontaine 1890
Equisetum arcticum Heer 1866
Equisetum arvense Linnaeus 1753
Equisetum burchardti Dunker 1846
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Invalid names: Equisetum marylandicum Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Equisetum virginicum Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
Equisetum canaliculatum Knowlton 1899
Equisetum cascadensis Lapasha and Miller 1985
Equisetum collieri Knowlton 1914
Equisetum columnare Brongniart 1828
Equisetum deciduum Knowlton 1899
Equisetum florissantense Cockerell 1915
Equisetum fluviatile Linnaeus 1753
Equisetum globulosum Lesquereux 1882
Equisetum haguei Knowlton 1899
Equisetum haydenii Lesquereux 1871
Equisetum knowltoni Fontaine 1890
Equisetum laevigatum Braun 1867
Equisetum lesquereuxii Knowlton 1898
Equisetum lyellii Mantell
Equisetum magnum Hickey 1977
Equisetum meriani Brongniart 1828
Equisetum mokhotlongensis Ellenberger 1970
Equisetum montanense Fontaine 1898
Equisetum muensteri Sternberg 1833
Equisetum newberryi Knowlton and Cockerell 1919
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Invalid names: Equisetum robustum Newberry 1863 [replaced]
Equisetum oregonense Newberry 1882
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Invalid names: Equisetum hornii Lesquereux 1888 [synonym]
Equisetum parlatorii Heer 1855
Equisetum perlaevigatum Cockerell 1889
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Invalid names: Equisetum laevigatum Lesquereux 1873 [synonym]
Equisetum phillipsii Dunker 1843
Equisetum rajmahalense Oldham and Morris 1863
Equisetum robustum Braun 1844
Equisetum rogersii Bunbury 1851
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Invalid names: Calamites arenaceus Emmons 1856 [synonym], Calamites disjunctus Emmons 1856 [synonym], Equisetum arundiniforme Rogers 1843 [synonym], Equisetum columnaroides Emmons 1856 [synonym], Phytolithus striaticulmis Martin 1809 [synonym]
Equisetum scirpoides Michaux 1803
Equisetum similkamense Dawson 1878
Equisetum sylvaticum Linnaeus 1753
Equisetum texense Fontaine 1893
Equisetum wyomingense Lesquereux 1873
G. †Schizoneura Schimper and Mougeot 1844
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Schizoneura gondwanensis Feistmantel 1879
Schizoneura paradoxa Schimper and Mougeot 1844
Schizoneura planicostata Rogers 1843
Schizoneura raniganjense Banerjee 1972
Schizoneura wardii Zeiller 1902
G. †Equisetophyton Schweitzer 1972
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Equisetophyton praecox Schweitzer 1972
G. †Manchurostachys Kon'no 1960
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G. †Neokoretrophyllites Radchenko 1956
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Neokoretrophyllites comptus Radchenko 1956
G. †Notocalamites Rigby 1972
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Notocalamites askosus Rigby 1972
G. †Oncylogonatum Koenig 1827
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G. †Phyllostachya Khakhlov 1964
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Phyllostachya punctata Khakhlov 1964
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G. †Giridia Pant et al. 1981
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Giridia indica Pant et al. 1981
G. †Lelstotheca Maheshwari 1972
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Lelstotheca robusta Feistmantel 1880
Lelstotheca striata Maheshwari and Srivastava 1986
Invalid names: Stellotheca Surange and Prakash 1962 [replaced]
G. †Phyllotheca Brongniart 1828
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Phyllotheca ampla Surange and Kulkarni 1968
Phyllotheca australis Brongniart 1828
Phyllotheca crassa Maithy 1969
Phyllotheca grandis Rasskazova 1961
Phyllotheca griesbachii Zeiller 1902
Phyllotheca indica Bunbury 1861
Phyllotheca sahnii Saksena 1952
Phyllotheca stenophylloides Zalessky 1939
Phyllotheca verbitskae Doweld 2002
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Invalid names: Gamophyllites stenophylloides Verbitskaja 1968 [replaced]
G. †Protannularia Dawson 1880
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Protannularia harknessii Nicholson 1880
G. †Protocalamostachys Walton 1949
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G. †Pseudoannularia Grand'Eury 1877
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Pseudoannularia laxa Dawson 1871
G. †Pseudoasterophyllites Velenovsky 1887
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Pseudoasterophyllites cretaceus Feistmantel 1887
G. †Pseudolobatannularia Kobatake 1954
G. †Raniganjia Rigby 1963
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Raniganjia bengalensis Feistmantel 1876
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Invalid names: Actinopteris indica Srivastava 1955 [synonym]
Raniganjia etheridgei Arber 1905
Raniganjia ivinii Doweld 2002
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Invalid names: Annularia ivinii Walkom 1941 [replaced], Umbellaphyllites ivinii Rigby 1966 [replaced]
Raniganjia minima Doweld 2002
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Invalid names: Umbellaphyllites minimus Rigby 1966 [replaced]
G. †Schizoneuropsis Yabe and Shimakura 1940
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Schizoneuropsis tokuadi Yabe and Shimakura 1940
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available