Angiospermae - Gentianales - Rubiaceae
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1753. Species Plantarum (exhibentes Plantas Rite Cognitas ad Genera Relatas cum Diferentiis Specificis, Nominibus Trivialibus, Synonymis Selectis, Locis Natalibus secundum Systema Sexuale digestas). 1-1200
Parent taxon: Rubiaceae according to F. H. Knowlton 1919
Sister taxa: Anthocephalus, Asperula, Canthidium, Canthium, Chaetostachydium, Cinchonidium, Coccochondra, Coprosma, Denscantia, Diplospora, Exostema, Ferdinandusa, Galium, Gardenia, Grumileophyllum, Guettarda, Hamiltonia, Hodgkinsonia, Hoffmannia, Ixora, Ixorophyllum, Jackiopsis, Martensianthus, Mericarpaea, Mitragyna, Mitragynaxylon, Morinda, Mussaenda, Mussaendopsis, Nauclea, Neanotis, Neohymenopogon, Nertera, Oldenlandia, Ophiorrhiza, Palaeocoprosmadites, Paleorubiaceaepites, Pavetta, Psychotria, Psychotriphyllum, Randia, Rubia, Rubiaceaecarpum, Rubiaceocarpum, Rubioides, Rubioxylon, Schumanniophyton, Spermacoce, Valerianellites, Wendlandia, Wittmackanthus
Subtaxa: Cephalanthus occidentalis Cephalanthus orientalis
Type: Cephalanthus occidentalis
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Italy (1 collection)
• Miocene of Germany (19), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (6)
• Oligocene of Germany (2), the Russian Federation (1)
• Eocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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