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Cleomaceae

Angiospermae - Brassicales - Cleomaceae

Taxonomy
Cleomaceae was named by von Berchtold and Presl (1825). It is extant.

It was assigned to Brassicales by The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).

Subtaxa
Cleome

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Cleomaceae von Berchtold and Presl
2016Cleomaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Malvids
orderBrassicales
familyCleomaceaevon Berchtold and Presl 1825
familyCleomaceaevon Berchtold and Presl 1825

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.

Fm. Cleomaceae von Berchtold and Presl 1825
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G. Cleome Linnaeus 1753 [spider flower]
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Cleome dodecandra Linnaeus 1753
Cleome fruticosa Linnaeus 1753
Cleome gynandra Linnaeus 1753
Cleome icosandra Linnaeus 1753
Cleome monophylla Linnaeus 1753
Cleome violaceo Linnaeus 1753
Cleome viscosa 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 Chattian to the top of the Holocene or 27.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Russian Federation (Tomsk) Cleome rugosa (23663)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Russian Federation (Tomsk) Cleome rugosa (23906 23907 23908)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Brandenburg) Cleome rugosa (23060)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Russian Federation (Omsk) Cleome rugosa (24078 24079)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Germany (Brandenburg) Cleome rugosa (22899 23056 23059 23355 23611 23618 23665)
Late/Upper Miocene - Middle Miocene11.63 - 11.63Russian Federation (Omsk) Cleome rugosa (24093)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Russian Federation (Omsk) Cleome rugosa (24094 24098 24099 24100 24286 24317 24320 24321)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Rajasthan) Cleome sp. (228785 228789 228811)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Rajasthan) Cleome sp. (228790)