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Lateristachys
Sign in to saveLateristachys is a genus of lycophytes in the family Lycopodiaceae. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is placed in the subfamily Lycopodielloideae. Some sources do not recognize the genus, sinking it into Lycopodiella. Lateristachys species are native to the Philippines, Australia and New Zealand.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLycopodiopsida
- OrderLycopodiales
- FamilyLycopodiaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Lycopodiaceae
- Collections
- WIS, NY
- Recorded in
- New Zealand, New Caledonia
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Lateristachys is a genus of lycophytes in the family Lycopodiaceae. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is placed in the subfamily Lycopodielloideae. Some sources do not recognize the genus, sinking it into Lycopodiella. Lateristachys species are native to the Philippines, Australia and New Zealand.
==Species== , the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized three species: {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible " |- ! scope="col"| Binomial ! scope="col"| Distribution ! scope="col"| Image |- |Lateristachys diffusa (R.Br.) Holub || Australia and New Zealand || |- |Lateristachys halconensis (Copel.) Holub || Philippines || |- |Lateristachys lateralis (R.Br.) Holub || Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia || |}
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lateristachys” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.