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Nelumbo pygmaea

Angiospermae - Proteales - Nelumbonaceae

Taxonomy
Nelumbium pygmaeum was named by Dawson (1890). It is not extant. Its type locality is North Fork of Similkameen River, which is in a Ypresian lacustrine shale/siltstone in the Allenby Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Nelumbo pygmaea by Knowlton (1919).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Nelumbium pygmaeum Dawson
1919Nelumbo pygmaea Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
orderProtealesJussieu 1829
familyNelumbonaceaeRichard 1827
genusNelumboAdanson 1763
speciespygmaea(Dawson 1890)

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.

Nelumbo pygmaea Dawson 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Canada (British Columbia) Nelumbium pygmaeum (121046)