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Athrotaxis
Taxonomy
Athrotaxis was named by Don (1839). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. It is the type genus of Athrotaxidoideae. It was considered monophyletic by Gadek et al. (2000).
It was assigned to Taxodieae by Knowlton (1919); to Taxodiaceae by Hill et al. (1993), Srinivasan (1995); to Athrotaxidoideae by Gadek et al. (2000); and to Cupressaceae by Christenhusz et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Taxodieae by Knowlton (1919); to Taxodiaceae by Hill et al. (1993), Srinivasan (1995); to Athrotaxidoideae by Gadek et al. (2000); and to Cupressaceae by Christenhusz et al. (2011).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1839 | Athrotaxis Don |
| 1919 | Athrotaxis Knowlton |
| 1993 | Athrotaxis Hill et al. |
| 1995 | Athrotaxis Srinivasan |
| 2000 | Athrotaxis Gadek et al. p. 93 figs. Table 1 |
| 2011 | Athrotaxis Christenhusz et al. |
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G. †Athrotaxis Don 1839
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Athrotaxis cupressoides Don 1838 [Tasmanian pencil pine]
†Athrotaxis eolignitica Berry 1916
Athrotaxis laxifolia Don 1841 [summit cedar]
†Athrotaxis mesibovii Hill et al. 1993
†Athrotaxis rhomboidea Hill et al. 1993
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Invalid names: Mesibovia rhomboidea Wells and Hill 1989 [replaced]
Athrotaxis selaginoides Don 1838 [King William pine]
†Athrotaxis ungeri Florin 1940
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 113.20000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 106.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 106.3 Ma
Collections (32 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Albian - Middle Albian | USA (Virginia) | A. sp. (31381) A. ungeri (31672) | |
| Albian - Cenomanian | Argentina (Chubut) | A. ungeri (150880) | |
| Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | A. ungeri (150637 150640) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Australia (Tasmania) | A. mesibovii (166597) A. rhomboidea, A. mesibovii, Mesibovia rhomboidea (166705) | |
| Oligocene | Australia (Tasmania) | A. rhomboidea, Mesibovia rhomboidea (167313) | |
| Rupelian - Chattian | Germany (Saxony) | A. couttsiae (24922 24923 24925 24977 24978 24979 24982 24983 24984 25001 25002 25003 25574 25575 25578 25581 25586 25591) | |
| Rupelian - Late/Upper Oligocene | Germany (Brandenburg) | A. couttsiae (24314) | |
| Rupelian - Tertiary | Germany (Brandenburg) | A. couttsiae (24312 24316 24318) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene | Australia (Tasmania) | A. mesibovii, Mesibovia rhomboidea (166703) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene | Australia (Tasmania) | A. sp., A. cupressoides, A. laxifolia, A. selaginoides (166707) |