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Zygophyllales

Angiospermae - Zygophyllales

Taxonomy
Zygophyllales was named by Link (1829). It is extant.

It was assigned to Eudicots by Jud (2011); and to Fabid by The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Zygophyllales Link
2011Zygophyllales Jud
2016Zygophyllales The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumSpermatophyta
RankNameAuthor
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
—Fabid
orderZygophyllalesLink 1829
orderZygophyllalesLink 1829

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.

Or. Zygophyllales Link 1829
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Fm. Zygophyllaceae Brown 1814 [caltrop]
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G. Balanites Delile 1813
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†Balanites siwalica Prasad et al. 2017
G. †Balanitocarpum Menzel 1913
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†Balanitocarpum ovatum Menzel 1913
G. Fagonia Linnaeus 1753 [fagonbush]
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Fagonia arabica Linnaeus 1753
Fagonia cretica Linnaeus 1753
Fagonia hispanica Linnaeus 1753
G. Guaiacum Linnaeus 1753
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Guaiacum afrum Linnaeus 1753
Guaiacum officinale Linnaeus 1753
Guaiacum sanctum Linnaeus 1753
Invalid names: Guaiacum takliensis Dixit and Paradkar 1985 [nomen nudum]
G. Tribulus Linnaeus 1753 [puncture vine]
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Tribulus cistoides Linnaeus 1753
Tribulus lanuginosus Linnaeus 1753
Tribulus maximus Linnaeus 1753
Tribulus terrestris Linnaeus 1753
G. †Zygophyllocarpum Weyland 1938
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†Zygophyllocarpum rottense Weyland 1938
Invalid names: Krameriaceae Dumortier 1829 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 14:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Holocene or 72.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Manharashtra) Guaiacum takliensis (63896)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63India (Uttarakhand) Balanites siwalica (224500)
Pliocene - Calabrian5.333 - 0.774Tanzania Tribulus sp. (22335)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Tanzania Tribulus sp. (21975)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117India (Jammu and Kashmir) Zygophyllaceae indet. (228772)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Himachal Pradesh) Tribulus terrestris (228761)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Rajasthan) Fagonia cretica (228812) Tribulus sp. (228789)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Tribulus sp. (22336 22337)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129India (Jammu and Kashmir) Fagonia sp. (228782)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Guaiacum sanctum (144662)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Uttar Pradesh) Tribulus terrestris (228820)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Jammu and Kashmir) Fagonia sp. (228783)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Uttarakhand) Fagonia sp. (228784)