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Arbutus (madrone)

Angiospermae - Ericales - Ericaceae

Taxonomy
Arbutus was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Arbutus unedo.

It was assigned to Ericaceae by Knowlton (1919), Brown (1959).

Species
A. acadiensis, A. alpina, A. menziesii, A. mohavensis, A. prexalapensis, A. unedo (type species), A. uvaursi
Species lacking formal opinion data
A. idahoensis, A. matthesii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Arbutus Linnaeus
1919Arbutus Knowlton
1959Arbutus Brown p. 128

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderEricales()
familyEricaceae
genusArbutus

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. Arbutus Linnaeus 1753 [madrone]
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Arbutus acadiensis Linnaeus 1753
Arbutus alpina Linnaeus 1753
Arbutus menziesii Pursh 1813
†Arbutus mohavensis Axelrod 1939
†Arbutus prexalapensis Axelrod 1939
Arbutus unedo Linnaeus 1753
Arbutus uvaursi 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: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Late/Upper Hemphillian or 16.30000 to 4.70000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Oregon) Arbutus prexalapensis (237761)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Nevada) Arbutus prexalapensis (27179 27701 27702)
Hemingfordian - Barstovian18.5 - 12.5USA (California) Arbutus mohavensis, Arbutus prexalapensis (19206)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) Arbutus matthesii (27631)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63USA (California) Arbutus matthesii (35412)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63USA (Nevada) Arbutus idahoensis, Arbutus matthesii (27700)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Nevada) Arbutus idahoensis (27626 27627) Arbutus matthesii (27525 27629)
Early/Lower Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) Arbutus matthesii (27661)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (California) Arbutus matthesii (35271)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Nevada) Arbutus menziesii (35922)