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Loranthaceae (mistletoe)

Angiospermae - Santalales - Loranthaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1808Loranthaceae de Jussieu
1919Loranthaceae Knowlton
2000Loranthaceae Mabberley
2016Loranthaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
—CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
—Superasterids
orderSantalalesBrown 1820
familyLoranthaceaede Jussieu 1808
familyLoranthaceaede Jussieu 1808

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.

Fm. Loranthaceae de Jussieu 1808 [mistletoe]
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G. †Enantioblastos Goeppert and Berendt 1845
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†Enantioblastos viscoides Goeppert and Berendt 1845
G. †Gothanipollis Krutzsch 1959
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†Gothanipollis bassensis Stover 1973
G. †Loranthacites Conwentz 1886
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†Loranthacites succineus Conwentz 1886
G. †Loranthophyllum Unger 1864
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G. Loranthus von Jacquin 1762
G. †Magnicutis Schneider 1969
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†Magnicutis glandulosa Schneider 1969
G. Phoradendron Nuttall 1848
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G. †Scollardia Srivastava
G. †Syncolporites Van der Hammen 1954
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†Syncolporites grandioratus Ramanujam 1966
†Syncolporites incomptus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964
†Syncolporites lisamae Van der Hammen 1954
†Syncolporites marginatus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964
†Syncolporites poricostatus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1966
†Syncolporites subtilis Boltenhagen 1976
G. †Viscophyllum Knoll 1904
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†Viscophyllum morloti Unger 1904
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: base of the Senonian to the top of the Holocene or 100.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (144 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Sudan (Sotuh Kurdufan) Syncolporites marginatus (145152)
Senonian100.5 - 66.0Senegal (Dakar) Syncolporites sp. (137363)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Egypt (Western Desert) Syncolporites sp. (142214 142216 142217)
Turonian - Santonian93.9 - 83.6South Sudan Syncolporites sp. (199977)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Nigeria (Gombe) Syncolporites subtilis (163725)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Argentina (Mendoza) Syncolporites sp. (149816)
Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0South Sudan Syncolporites sp. (199954 199958 199963) Syncolporites sp., Syncolporites incompatus (199966) Syncolporites sp., Syncolporites marginatus (199957) Syncolporites sp., Syncolporites schrankii (199964)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Antarctica Gothanipollis bassensis (150237)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Senegal (Dakar) Syncolporites sp. (137364 137365)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0South Sudan Syncolporites boltenhageni (192391) Syncolporites sp. (199947 199948)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Scollardia nortoni, Scollardia steevesi, Scollardia trapaformis (32522) Scollardia trapaformis, Scollardia steevesi, Scollardia nortoni (32698)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7USA (Wyoming) Syncolporites minimus (31296)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Canada (Manitoba) Syncolporites minimus (232088 232089 232093 232094 232095 232096 232097)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) Syncolporites minimus (31006 31219 31220 31294 31295)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Venezuela (Zulia) Syncolporites lisamae (151711 151712 151713 151714 151716 151717 151718 151720 151722 151723 151724)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Venezuela (Zulia) Syncolporites lisamae (150340 150341 150343 150344 151726 151727 151729 151734 151736 151739 151740 151742 151746 151749 151750 151754 151756 151759 151761)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Colombia Syncolporites lisamae (28440) Syncolporites sp. (28568)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Missouri) Gothanipollis cockfieldensis (231933 231934)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Argentina (Santa Cruz) Gothanipollis bassensis (144270 144274 144285)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6India (Meghalaya) Syncolporites sp. (224747 224890)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Australia (Tasmania) Gothanipollis bassensis (166741)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Colombia Syncolporites marginatus (29142)
MP 1348.6 - 40.4Germany (Eifel) Gothanipollis gothanii (24201)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Virginia) Gothanipollis cockfieldensis, Gothanipollis sp. A (231682) Syncolporites sp. A, Gothanipollis cockfieldensis (231698)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene47.8 - 33.9Argentina (Neuquén) Gothanipollis bassensis (136911)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene47.8 - 33.9Argentina (Santa Cruz) Gothanipollis bassensis (144273)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Myanmar (Sagaing) Gothanipollis sp. (227633 227646 227647 227661 227696 227698) Loranthaceae indet. (227662) Loranthaceae indet., Gothanipollis sp. (227801) Scollardia sp. (227651 227665 227666 227710 227714 227720 227721 227782 227783 227784 227803)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Australia (Victoria) Loranthaceae spp. (167130)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Australia (Tasmania) Gothanipollis bassensis (166832)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Viscophyllum sp. (68021)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) Gothanipollis bassensis (169006 169007 169237)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97New Zealand Loranthaceae indet. (169167 169168)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.03 - 5.333Ecuador Phoradendron fossile (32188)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333India (Tamil Nadu) Syncolporites grandioratus (224618)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Sachsen) Viscophyllum sp. (27517)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Poland (Silesia) Viscophyllum pliocenicum (28442)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (New south wales) Gothanipollis gothanii (168999 169000) Gothanipollis gothanii, Gothanipollis bassensis (169004 169005)
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene15.97 - 3.6South Atlantic (Falkland Islands) Gothanipollis bassensis (169355 169356)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333China (Yunnan) Loranthus palaeoeuropaeus (222695)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Australia (Victoria) Loranthaceae indet. (172836 172837 172855 172875 172877 172879 172880 172881 172882 172883)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Australia (Tasmania) Gothanipollis bassensis (166707)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Loranthaceae indet. (168819 168888 168889 168890 168891 168892 168893 168904)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Uttarakhand) Loranthaceae indet. (228809)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (West Bengal) Loranthus sp. (228794)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Himachal Pradesh) Loranthus sp. (228761)
Middle Pleistocene - Holocene0.774 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Loranthaceae indet. (168896)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Loranthaceae indet. (168937)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (West Bengal) Loranthus sp. (228796)