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Gleichenia
Description | Gleichenia is a genus of ferns. Its closest relative is the genus Stromatopteris, restricted to New Caledonia. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleichenia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Gleicheniales : Gleicheniaceae : Gleichenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Gleicheniales : Gleicheniaceae : Gleichenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Gleichenia Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (50%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 183 - 174 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. W. Berry. 1922. The flora of the Cheyenne Sandstone of Kansas. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 129(1):199-231 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleichenia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Gleichenia abscida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia alpina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia alstonii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia argentinica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia bifida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia boryi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia dicarpa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia elongata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia giesekiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia gilbert-thompsoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia hesperia ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Gleichenia hibernica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia hispida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia hooglandii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia inclusisora species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia lechleri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia liebmannii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia longipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia matthewsii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia mendellii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia microphylla species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia nervosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia obscura species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia paleacea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia pectinataformia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia peltophora species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia polypodioides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia pulchella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia punctulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia quadripartitum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia rupestris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia ruwensoriensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia saundersii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia saxonica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia splendens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia subcretacea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia trifurcans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia tuberculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia usteriana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gleichenia vulcanica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Gleicheniastrum C.Presl | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Gleicheniales : Gleicheniaceae : Gleicheniastrum |
Gleicheniastrum K.B.Presl, 1847 | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Gleicheniales : Gleicheniaceae : Gleicheniastrum |
Calymella K.B.Presl, 1836 | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Gleicheniales : Gleicheniaceae : Calymella |
Calymella C.Presl | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Gleicheniales : Gleicheniaceae : Calymella |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1922 | Gleichenia Berry |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!