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Endressinia brasiliana

Angiospermae - Magnoliales

Taxonomy
Endressinia brasiliana was named by Mohr and Bernardes de Oliveira (2004). It is not extant. Its type locality is Crato Formation, which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Crato Formation of Brazil. It is the type species of Endressinia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Endressinia brasiliana Mohr and Bernardes de Oliveira

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Magnoliids
RankNameAuthor
orderMagnolialesJussieu 1820
genusEndressinia
speciesbrasiliana

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.

Endressinia brasiliana Mohr and Bernardes de Oliveira 2004
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. Mohr and M. Bernardes de Oliveira 2004Characters as for the genus. Small (less than or ca. 10 mm in diameter), multiparted flowers, consisting of tepals and spirally arranged inner organs, borne on a more or less flattened receptacle. Toward the center, several spirally arranged rows of flat, elongated staminodes with marginal glands. In the center, ca. 20 narrowly apocarpous follicles with small, distinct, glabrous stigmatic area.
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: Late/Upper Aptian or 122.46000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (CearĂ¡) Endressinia brasiliana (type locality: 149980)