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Boerhavia (spiderling)

Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Nyctaginaceae

Taxonomy
Boerhavia was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Boerhavia diffusa.

It was assigned to Nyctaginaceae by Chauhan (1991).

Species
B. diffusa (type species), B. erecta, B. repens, B. scandens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Boerhavia Linnaeus
1991Boerhavia Chauhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
—CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
—Superasterids
orderCaryophyllales
familyNyctaginaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusBoerhavia

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.

G. Boerhavia Linnaeus 1753 [spiderling]
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Boerhavia diffusa Linnaeus 1753
Boerhavia erecta Linnaeus 1753
Boerhavia repens Linnaeus 1753
Boerhavia scandens Linnaeus 1753
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: Quaternary or 2.58000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Rajasthan) Boerhavia sp. (228812)