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Clethraceae
Taxonomy
Clethraceae was named by Klotzsch (1851). It is extant.
It was assigned to Dicotyledones by Chandler (1963); and to Ericales by Knowlton (1919), The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).
It was assigned to Dicotyledones by Chandler (1963); and to Ericales by Knowlton (1919), The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1851 | Clethraceae Klotzsch |
| 1919 | Clethraceae Knowlton |
| 1963 | Clethraceae Chandler p. 125 |
| 2016 | Clethraceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 19 |
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Fm. Clethraceae Klotzsch 1851
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Messinian or 41.03000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bartonian | United Kingdom (England) | Clethra hantonensis (24109) | |
| Serravallian | Germany (Brandenburg) | Clethra cimbrica (23056 23611) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Japan (Gunma) | Clethra maximowiczii (22755) | |
| Tortonian - Messinian | Japan (Gunma) | Clethra sp. (21239) |