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Dryopterites virginica

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiaceae

Taxonomy
Aspidium virginicum was named by Fontaine (1889). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Dryopteris virginica by Knowlton (1898); it was recombined as Dryopterites virginica by Berry (1911), Knowlton (1919).

Synonyms
  • Aspidium oblongifolium was named by Fontaine (1889). It is not extant.

    It was recombined as Dryopteris oblongifolia by Knowlton (1898); it was synonymized subjectively with Dryopterites virginica by Knowlton (1919).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Aspidium oblongifolium Fontaine
1889Aspidium virginicum Fontaine
1898Dryopteris oblongifolia Knowlton
1898Dryopteris virginica Knowlton
1911Dryopterites virginica Berry p. 264
1919Dryopterites virginica Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
familyPolypodiaceae
genusDryopterites
speciesvirginica(Fontaine 1889)

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.

†Dryopterites virginica Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Dryopteris oblongifolia Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
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