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Montiaceae

Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Montiaceae

Taxonomy
Montiaceae was named by Rafinesque (1820). It is extant.

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

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Montiaceae Rafinesque
2016Montiaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
Superasterids
orderCaryophyllales
familyMontiaceaeRafinesque 1820
familyMontiaceaeRafinesque 1820

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. Montiaceae Rafinesque 1820
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G. Montia Linnaeus 1753 [miner's lettuce]
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: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greenland Montia lamprosperma (140294 140296 140297)