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Acerites

Angiospermae - Sapindales - Sapindaceae

Taxonomy
Acerites was named by Viviani (1833). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Acerites ficifolia.

It was assigned to Aceraceae by Knowlton (1919); and to Angiospermae by Andrews (1970).

Species
A. ficifolia (type species), A. multiformis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Acerites Viviani
1919Acerites Knowlton
1970Acerites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Malvids
orderSapindales
familySapindaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusAceritesViviani 1833

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. †Acerites Viviani 1833
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Acerites ficifolia Viviani 1833
Acerites multiformis Lesquereux 1891
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available