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Monocots
Taxonomy
Monocots was named as an informal. It is extant.
It was reranked as the unranked clade Monocots by The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).
It was assigned to Angiospermae by Taylor et al. (2008); and to Mesangiosperms by The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Monocots by The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).
It was assigned to Angiospermae by Taylor et al. (2008); and to Mesangiosperms by The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2008 | Monocots Taylor et al. p. 1029 |
2016 | Monocots The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group |
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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.
Unr. Monocots
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Fm. Araceae de Jussieu 1789
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G. Acorus Linnaeus 1753 [calamus]
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†Acorus affinis Lesquereux 1873
†Acorus brachystachys Heer 1870
Acorus calamus Linnaeus 1753
G. †Araceaepites Biswas 1962
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†Araceaepites conditi Biswas 1962
†Araceaepites microgranulata Biswas 1962
†Araceaepites nagappae Biswas 1962
G. †Aracispermum Nikitin
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†Aracispermum arnense Chandler 1962
†Aracispermum hippuriformis Nikitin 1965
G. †Arisaemites Knowlton 1896
G. Colocasia Schott
G. †Colocasioideaepites Biswas 1962
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†Colocasioideaepites benstonei Biswas 1962
†Colocasioideaepites kamrupensis Biswas 1962
†Colocasioideaepites kingstoni Biswas 1962
†Colocasioideaepites nymphaeaceaeformis Biswas 1962
†Colocasioideaepites sellingii Biswas 1962
†Colocasioideaepites simsangensis Biswas 1962
Subfm. Lemnoideae Babington 1843
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Subfm. †Orontioideae Mayo et al. 1997
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G. Pistia Linnaeus 1753 [water cabbage]
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†Pistia claibornensis Berry 1914
†Pistia corrugata Lesquereux 1874
†Pistia nordenskioeldi Heer 1874
Pistia spathulata Michaux 1803
Pistia stratiotes Linnaeus 1753
†Pistia wilcoxensis Berry 1916
G. †Proxapertites Van der Hammen 1956
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†Proxapertites cursus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1966
†Proxapertites humbertoides Van der Hammen 1954
†Proxapertites magnus Müller et al. 1987
†Proxapertites maracaiboensis Muller 1987
†Proxapertites operculatus Van der Hammen 1956
†Proxapertites psilatus Sarmiento 1992
†Proxapertites tertiaria Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966
†Proxapertites verrucatus Sarmiento 1992
G. Typhonium Schott 1829
Fm. Arecaceae von Berchtold and Presl 1820 [palm]
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G. †Amesoneuron Göppert 1852
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†Amesoneuron borassoides Bonde 1986
†Amesoneuron noeggerathiae Goeppert 1852
†Amesoneuron siwalicus Prasad 2006
G. Archontophoenix Wendland and Drude 1875
G. †Arecipites Nichols et al. 1973
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†Arecipites asymmetricus Fredriksen 1983
†Arecipites bellus Sah and Kar 1970
†Arecipites botrus De Benedetti et al. 2023
†Arecipites microfoveolatus Ibrahim 2002
†Arecipites minutiscabratus Mc Intyre 1968
†Arecipites punctatus Wodehouse 1958
†Arecipites regio Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
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Invalid names: Retimonocolpites regio Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966 [synonym]
†Arecipites rugosus Wodehouse 1958
†Arecipites subverrucatus Mildenhall and Pocknall 1989
†Arecipites waitakiensis Mildenhall and Pocknall 1989
G. Borassus Linnaeus 1753 [palmyra palm]
G. Cocos Linnaeus 1753 [coconut]
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†Cocos intertrappeansis Patil and Upadhye 1984
Cocos nucifera Linnaeus 1753
†Cocos sahnii Kaul 1951
Unr. Coryphoideae Burnett [fan palm]
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G. Chamaerops Linnaeus
G. Copernicia Mart
G. †Sabalites Saporta 1865
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†Sabalites californicus Lesquereux 1878
†Sabalites campbelli Newberry 1863
†Sabalites carolinensis Berry 1914
†Sabalites fructifer Lesquereux 1873
†Sabalites magothiensis Berry 1905
†Sabalites microphylla Sahni 1964
†Sabalites oxyrhachis Saporta 1865
†Sabalites powellii Read and Hickey 1972
†Sabalites suessionensis Fritel 1910
†Sabalites tibetensis Su and Zhou 2019
G. Eugeissona Griffith 1845 [bertam]
G. †Flabellaria Sternberg 1821
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†Flabellaria florissanti Lesquereux 1883
†Flabellaria latania Rossmässler 1840
†Flabellaria minima Lesquereux 1883
†Flabellaria raphifolia Sternberg 1821
G. †Geonomites Visiani 1864
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†Geonomites goldianus Lesquereux 1874
†Geonomites graminifolius Lesquereux 1888
†Geonomites saturnia Visiani 1864
†Geonomites schimperi Lesquereux 1878
†Geonomites tenuirachis Lesquereux 1878
Invalid names: Geonomites Lesquereux 1878 [objective synonym]
G. Iriartea López and Jiménez 1794
G. †Longapertites van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964
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†Longapertites andreisii Archangelsky 1973
†Longapertites brasiliensis González-Guzmán 1967
†Longapertites circulatus González-Guzmán 1967
†Longapertites cuddalorense Ramanujam 1966
†Longapertites fossuloides González-Guzmán 1967
†Longapertites marginatus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964
†Longapertites microfoveolatus Adegoke and Jan du Chene 1975
†Longapertites patagonicus Archangelsky 1973
†Longapertites perforatus González-Guzmán 1967
†Longapertites proxapertitoides Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966
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†Longapertites proxapertitoides proxapertitoides Van der Hammen and Garcia 1966
†Longapertites proxapertitoides reticulatus Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966
†Longapertites proxapertitoides reticuloides González-Guzmán 1967
†Longapertites vaneendenburgi Geermerad et al. 1968
G. †Luminidites Pocknall and Mildenhall 1984
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†Luminidites colombianensis Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
G. †Mauritiidites van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964
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†Mauritiidites crassibaculatus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964
†Mauritiidites crassiexinus Du Chene et al. 1978
†Mauritiidites franciscoi van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964
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†Mauritiidites franciscoi franciscoi van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964
†Mauritiidites franciscoi minutus Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966
†Mauritiidites franciscoi pachyexinatus Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966
†Mauritiidites lehmanii Salard-Cheboldaeff 1978
G. †Nipadites Bowerbank 1840
G. Nypa van Wurmb 1779
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†Nypa australis Pole and Macphail 1996
†Nypa burtini Brongniart 1828
Nypa fruticans Wumb 1781
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Invalid names: Amomum sheppyense Ettinghausen and Gardner 1879 [synonym], Amomum stenocarpum Ettingshausen 1879 [synonym], Apeibopsis gigantea Fraas 1867 [synonym], Burtinia cocoides Ettingshausen 1852 [synonym], Castellinia ambigua Massalongo 1858 [synonym], Castellinia compressa Massalongo 1858 [synonym], Castellinia elliptica Massalongo 1858 [synonym], Castellinia incurva Massalongo 1852 [synonym], Castellinia subrotunda Massalongo 1852 [synonym], Castellinia zignoana Massalongo 1852 [synonym], Fracastoria anguria Massalongo 1858 [synonym], Fracastoria citriformis Massalongo 1858 [synonym], Fracastoria citrullus Massalongo 1858 [synonym], Fracastoria cucurbitina Massalongo 1858 [synonym], Fracastoria gastrioides Massalongo 1858 [synonym], Fracastoria gigantea Massalongo 1858 [synonym], Fracastoria lagenaria Massalongo 1858 [synonym], Fracastoria megapepo Massalongo 1858 [synonym], Fracastoria melo Massalongo 1858 [synonym], Fracastoria pomiformis Massalongo 1858 [synonym], Fracastoria pyramidalis Massalongo 1858 [synonym], Fracastoria pyriformis Massalongo 1858 [synonym], Fracastoria rotunda Massalongo 1858 [synonym], Fracastoria zignoana Massalongo 1858 [synonym], Nipa hindi Rode 1933 [synonym], Nipa pernambucensis Dolianiti 1955 [synonym], Nipadites acutus Bowerbank 1840 [synonym], Nipadites borneensis Kräusel 1923 [synonym], Nipadites bowerbankii Ettingshausen 1852 [synonym], Nipadites clavatus Bowerbank 1840 [synonym], Nipadites cordiformis Bowerbank 1840 [synonym], Nipadites crassus Bowerbank 1840 [synonym], Nipadites ellipticus Bowerbank 1840 [synonym], Nipadites giganteus Bowerbank 1840 [synonym], Nipadites heberti Watelet 1866 [synonym], Nipadites lanceolatus Bowerbank 1840 [synonym], Nipadites parkinsonis Bowerbank 1840 [synonym], Nipadites pruniformis Bowerbank 1840 [synonym], Nipadites pyramidalis Bowerbank 1840 [synonym], Nipadites semiteres Bowerbank 1840 [synonym], Nipadites sickenbergeri Bonnet 1904 [synonym], Nipadites turgidus Bowerbank 1840 [synonym], Nipadites umbonatus Bowerbank 1840 [synonym], Palaeokeura cretaceum Miguel 1853 [synonym], Pandanocarpum oblongum Brongniart 1828 [synonym], Rubiaceocarpum markgrafi Kraeusel 1939 [synonym]
†Nypa hindi Rode 1933
†Nypa sahnii Lakhanpal 1952
G. Oraniopsis Dransfield et al. 1985
G. †Oreodoxites Goeppert 1864
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†Oreodoxites martianus Goeppert 1864
†Oreodoxites plicatus Lesquereux 1883
Invalid names: Oreodoxites Lesquereux 1883 [objective synonym]
G. †Palmacites Brongniart 1822
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†Palmacites dorfii Read and Hickey 1972
†Palmacites goldianus Lesquereux 1874
†Palmacites khariensis Lakhanpal and Guleria 1982
†Palmacites lamanonis Brongniart 1822
Invalid names: Exflabellaria La Motte 1952 [synonym]
G. †Palmocaulon Menon
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†Palmocaulon costapalmatum Kulkarni and Patil 1977
†Palmocaulon hyphaeneoides Shete and Kulkarni 1980
G. †Palmostroboxylon Biradar and Bonde 1979
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†Palmostroboxylon arengoidum Ambwani 1984
†Palmostroboxylon indicum Biradar and Bonde 1979
Invalid names: Palmostroboxylon mahabalei Varadpande 1986 [nomen nudum], Palmostroboxylon umariense Bonde 1988 [nomen nudum]
G. †Palmoxylon Schenk 1882
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†Palmoxylon anchorus Stevens 1912
†Palmoxylon arcotense Ramanujam 1953
†Palmoxylon arviensis Ambwani 1981
†Palmoxylon barbatum Sahni 1964
†Palmoxylon blanfordi Schenk 1882
†Palmoxylon cellulosum Knowlton 1888
†Palmoxylon chhindwarense Prakash 1960
†Palmoxylon cliffwoodensis Berry 1916
†Palmoxylon cordatum Trivedi and Surange 1969
†Palmoxylon coromandelensis Mahabale and Rao 1973
†Palmoxylon coronatum Sahni 1980
†Palmoxylon cribriforme Sahni 1964
†Palmoxylon dakshinense Prakash 1960
†Palmoxylon deccanense Sahni 1964
†Palmoxylon dilacunosum Ambwani 1984
†Palmoxylon edwardsii Sahni 1931
†Palmoxylon enochii Estrada-Ruiz and Cevallos-Ferriz 2009
†Palmoxylon eocenum Prakash 1962
†Palmoxylon feistmantelii Rao and Achuthan 1969
†Palmoxylon fibrosum Menon 1965
†Palmoxylon ghughuensis Ambwani and Prakash 1983
†Palmoxylon hislopii Rode 1933
†Palmoxylon indicum Sahni 1931
†Palmoxylon intertrappeum Sahni 1964
†Palmoxylon invaginatum Rode 1934
†Palmoxylon jammuense Sahni 1931
†Palmoxylon kachchhensis Guleria 1983
†Palmoxylon kamalam Rode 1933
†Palmoxylon keriense Trivedi and Verma 1971
†Palmoxylon khalsa Sahni 1964
†Palmoxylon kondhaliensis Mahabale and Kulkarni 1981
†Palmoxylon kraeuselii Rao and Menon 1966
†Palmoxylon krishna Sahni 1931
†Palmoxylon leibigianum Schenk 1882
†Palmoxylon livistonoides Prakash and Ambwani 1980
†Palmoxylon mahabalei Rao and Menon 1967
†Palmoxylon maheshwarii Rao and Menon 1964
†Palmoxylon mandlaensis Lakhanpal et al. 1979
†Palmoxylon mathurii Sahni 1931
†Palmoxylon mohgaoensis Rode 1934
†Palmoxylon narayanae Rao and Menon 1962
†Palmoxylon nawargaonsis Shukla 1941
†Palmoxylon pantii Trivedi and Surange 1971
†Palmoxylon parapaniensis Lakhanpal et al. 1979
†Palmoxylon parthasarathyi Rao and Menon 1964
†Palmoxylon patagonicum Romero 1968
†Palmoxylon penchense Trivedi and Verma 1974
†Palmoxylon pondicherriense Sahni 1931
†Palmoxylon prismaticum Sahni 1964
†Palmoxylon puratanum Ramanujam 1958
†Palmoxylon pyriforme Sahni 1940
†Palmoxylon quenstedti Felix 1883
†Palmoxylon raoi Menon 1968
†Palmoxylon rewahense Sahni 1964
†Palmoxylon sagari Sahni 1964
†Palmoxylon sclerodermum Sahni 1943
†Palmoxylon scottii Dayal and Menon 1965
†Palmoxylon seriatum Sahni 1964
†Palmoxylon shahpuraensis Ambwani 1983
†Palmoxylon siltherensis Ambwani 1984
†Palmoxylon solidum Rode 1934
†Palmoxylon splendidum Trivedi and Chandra 1971
†Palmoxylon sundaram Sahni 1931
†Palmoxylon superbum Trivedi and Verma 1971
†Palmoxylon surangei Lakhanpal 1956
†Palmoxylon trabeculosum Sahni 1964
†Palmoxylon umariensis Rode 1935
†Palmoxylon wadiae Sahni 1931
Invalid names: Palmoxylon ambabgholiense Gayakward and Patil 1987 [nomen nudum], Palmoxylon hyphaeneoides Rao and Shete 1986 [nomen nudum], Palmoxylon intertrappeansis Patil and Gayakwad 1985 [nomen nudum], Palmoxylon lacunata Gayakwad and Patil 1986 [nomen nudum], Palmoxylon lacunosum Trivedi et al. 1975 [nomen nudum], Palmoxylon lelei Sampath and Varadpande 1982 [nomen nudum], Palmoxylon mahurzari Barlinge and Paradkar 1975 [nomen nudum], Palmoxylon mohgaonensis Trivedi and Surange 1970 [nomen nudum], Palmoxylon mulatiensis Gayakwad and Patil 1986 [nomen nudum], Palmoxylon rambhakheriense Patil and Gayakwad 1985 [nomen nudum], Palmoxylon takliense Kapgate and Sheikh 1982 [nomen nudum]
G. †Phoenicites Brongniart 1828
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†Phoenicites occidentalis Berry 1914
†Phoenicites pumila Brongniart 1828
G. †Racemonocolpites González-Guzmán 1967
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†Racemonocolpites facilis González-Guzmán 1967
†Racemonocolpites gombeensis Beilstein 1994
†Racemonocolpites hians Muller 1968
†Racemonocolpites racematus Van der Hammen 1954
†Racemonocolpites romanus González-Guzmán 1967
G. †Rhizopalmoxylon Felix 1883
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†Rhizopalmoxylon penchiensis Rode 1934
†Rhizopalmoxylon sundaram Mahabale 1973
Invalid names: Rhizopalmoxylon phonixoides Patil and Kulkarni 1978 [nomen nudum]
G. Sabal Adanson 1763
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†Sabal bigbendense Manchester et al. 2010
†Sabal bracknellense Mai 1976
†Sabal eocenica Lesquereux 1872
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Invalid names: Flabellaria communis Lesquereux 1874 [synonym], Sabal inquirenda Knowlton 1918 [synonym]
†Sabal goldiana Lesquereux 1872
†Sabal grandifolia Newberry 1898
†Sabal grandisperma Reid and Chandler 1933
†Sabal grayana Lesquereux 1869
†Sabal imperialis Dawson 1882
†Sabal leei Knowlton 1918
†Sabal major Unger 1963
†Sabal miocenica Axelrod 1939
†Sabal montana Knowlton 1918
Sabal palmetto Walter 1788
†Sabal powellii Newberry 1882
†Sabal rigida Hatcher 1901
†Sabal rugosa Knowlton 1918
†Sabal ungeri Lesquereux 1878
G. †Spinizonocolpites Muller 1968
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†Spinizonocolpites baculatus Muller 1968
†Spinizonocolpites breviechinatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
†Spinizonocolpites coloniensis De Benedetti et al. 2023
†Spinizonocolpites complex Frederiksen 1994
†Spinizonocolpites echinatus Muller 1968
†Spinizonocolpites grandis Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
†Spinizonocolpites hialinus Archangelsky and Zamaloa 1986
†Spinizonocolpites kostinensis Awad 1994
†Spinizonocolpites pachyexinatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
†Spinizonocolpites riochiquensis Vallati et al. 2020
†Spinizonocolpites variabilis De Benedetti et al. 2023
Invalid names: Arecoideae [empty], Borassoideae [objective synonym], Cocosocarpon Sheikh and Kolhe 1985 [nomen nudum], Cocosoideae [objective synonym], Krempocarpon Chitaley and Kate 1974 [nomen nudum], Lepidocaryoideae [objective synonym], Palmae de Jussieu [synonym], Phoenicoideae [objective synonym]
Or. Arecales Bromhead 1840
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G. †Clavamonocolpites González-Guzmán 1967
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†Clavamonocolpites polygonalis Askin 1994
†Clavamonocolpites terrificus González-Guzmán 1967
Invalid names: Dasypogonaceae Dumortier 1829 [empty]
Or. Asparagales Link 1829
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Fm. Amaryllidaceae Saint-Hilaire
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G. Paposoa García 2020
G. Schickendantziella Spegazzini 1903
G. Urceolina Reichenbach 1828
Fm. Asphodelaceae Jussieu 1789
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G. Asphodelus Linnaeus 1753
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Asphodelus fistulosus Linnaeus 1753
Asphodelus luteus Linnaeus 1753
Asphodelus ramosus Linnaeus 1753
Invalid names: Xanthorrhoeaceae Dumortier 1829 [synonym]
Fm. Iridaceae de Jussieu 1789
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G. Afrosolen Goldblatt and Manning 2016
G. Duthiastrum de Vos 1975
G. Iris Linnaeus 1753
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Iris aphylla Linnaeus 1753
Iris biflora Linnaeus 1753
Iris foetidissima Linnaeus 1753
Iris germanica Linnaeus 1753
Iris graminea Linnaeus 1753
Iris persica Linnaeus 1753
Iris pseudacorus Linnaeus 1753
Iris pumila Linnaeus 1753
Iris sibirica Linnaeus 1753
Iris sisyrinchium Linnaeus 1753
Iris spuria Linnaeus 1753
Iris susiana Linnaeus 1753
Iris tuberosa Linnaeus 1753
Iris variegata Linnaeus 1753
Iris verna Linnaeus 1753
Iris versicolor Linnaeus 1753
Iris virginica Linnaeus 1753
Iris xiphium Linnaeus 1753
Fm. Orchidaceae de Jussieu 1789 [orchid]
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G. Aulosepalum Garay 1982
G. Echinosepala Pridgeon and Chase 2002
Subfm. Epidendroideae Kosteletzky 1831
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Tr. Dendrobieae Endlicher 1837
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Subtr. Agrostophyllinae Chase 2003
Subtr. Dendrobiinae Lindley 1829
G. Eriodes Rolfe 1915
G. Maxillaria Ruiz and Pavón 1794 [tiger orchid]
G. Neomoorea Rolfe 1904
G. Nidema Britton and Millspaugh 1920
G. Pelexia Poiteau 1826
G. Sanderella Kuntze 1891
G. Sirhookera Kuntze 1891
G. Vandopsis Pfitzer 1889
Invalid names: Agapanthaceae [empty], Alliaceae Borkhausen [empty], Anthericaceae Agardh [empty], Aphyllanthaceae Burnett [empty], Blandfordiaceae Dahlgren and Clifford 1985 [empty], Boryaceae Chase et al. 1997 [empty], Cyanastraceae Engler [empty], Doryanthaceae Dahlgren and Clifford 1985 [empty], Eriospermaceae Endlicher [empty], Hemerocallidaceae Brown [empty], Hyacinthaceae Borkhausen [empty], Hypoxidaceae Brown 1814 [empty], Ixioliriaceae Nakai 1943 [empty], Lanariaceae Dahlgren and van Wyk 1988 [empty], Luzuriagaceae Lotsy [empty], Phormiaceae Agardh [empty], Tecophilaeaceae Leybold 1862 [empty], Trilliaceae Chevallier [empty], Xeronemataceae Chase et al. 2000 [empty]
Or. †Commelinales Mirbel 1820
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G. Philydrum Banks et al. 1788
Invalid names: Hanguanaceae Airy Shaw 1965 [empty], Philydraceae Link 1821 [empty]
Or. Dioscoreales Brown 1835
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Fm. Dioscoreaceae Brown 1810
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G. Dioscorea Linnaeus 1753 [yam]
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†Dioscorea cretacea Lesquereux 1874
†Dioscorea wilkinii Pan et al. 2014
Invalid names: Lasiophyton Uline 1897 [empty]
G. †Dioscoreophyllum Kraeusel and Weyland 1954
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†Dioscoreophyllum liblarense Kraeusel and Weyland 1954
Invalid names: Burmanniaceae von Blume 1827 [empty], Nartheciaceae Fries 1846 [empty]
Fm. Liliaceae Jussieu 1789
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G. Agave Linnaeus 1753
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Agave americana Linnaeus 1753
†Agave eocenica Ettinghausen and Gardner 1879
Agave foetida Linnaeus 1753
Agave virginica Linnaeus 1753
Agave vivipara Linnaeus 1753
G. Amana Honda 1935
G. †Liliacidites Couper 1953
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†Liliacidites aviemorensis McIntyre 1968
†Liliacidites baculatus Venkatachala and Kar 1969
†Liliacidites buitrensis De Benedetti et al. 2023
†Liliacidites circularis Dutta and Sah 1970
†Liliacidites contortus Conran et al. 2014
†Liliacidites crassatus Singh 1971
†Liliacidites crassibaculatus Freile 1972
†Liliacidites crassilabratus Freile 1972
†Liliacidites ellipticus Venkatachala and Kar 1969
†Liliacidites hungaricus Junasz and Goczan 1985
†Liliacidites inequalis Singh 1971
†Liliacidites intermedius Couper 1953
†Liliacidites kaitangataensis Couper 1953
†Liliacidites lacunosus De Benedetti et al. 2023
†Liliacidites lanceolatus Stover 1973
†Liliacidites lenticularis Singh 1983
†Liliacidites microreticulatus Dutta and Sah 1970
†Liliacidites minireticulatus Mathur and Mathur 1969
†Liliacidites nigeriensis Salami 1985
†Liliacidites peroreticulatus Singh 1971
†Liliacidites regularis Archangelsky 1973
†Liliacidites reticulatus Doyle 1975
†Liliacidites textus Singh 1983
†Liliacidites variegatus Couper 1953
†Liliacidites vermireticulatus Archangelsky and Zamaloa 1986
G. †Majanthemophyllum Weber 1851
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†Majanthemophyllum grandifolium Penhallow 1902
†Majanthemophyllum pusillum Heer 1883
Or. Liliales Perleb 1826
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Fm. †Convallariaceae Horaninow
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Fm. †Dracaenaceae Salisbury
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G. Yucca Linnaeus 1753
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Yucca aloifolia Linnaeus 1753
Yucca draconis Linnaeus 1753
Yucca filamentosa Linnaeus 1753
Yucca gloriosa Linnaeus 1753
G. Rhipogonum Forster and Forster 1775
Fm. Ripogonaceae Conran and Clifford 1985
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G. Ripogonum Forster and Forster 1776
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†Ripogonum americanum Carpenter et al. 2014
†Ripogonum tasmanicum Conran et al. 2009
Fm. Smilacaceae Ventenat 1799 [greenbrier]
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G. †Smilacites Brongniart 1828
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†Smilacites hastata Brongniart 1828
†Smilacites mohgaoensis Nambudiri 1966
G. Smilax Linnaeus 1753
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†Smilax carbonensis Cockerell 1914
†Smilax coloradensis Knowlton 1917
†Smilax cyclophylla Newberry 1863
†Smilax franklini Heer 1868
†Smilax grandifoliacretacea Lesquereux 1891
†Smilax labidurommae Cockerell 1914
†Smilax lamarensis Knowlton 1899
†Smilax obtusangula Heer 1859
†Smilax pristina Ettinghausen and Gardner 1879
Smilax undulata Pohl 1878
†Smilax wardii Lesquereux 1888
Invalid names: Smilacites Brongniart 1828 [valid], Smilax Linnaeus 1753 [valid]
Invalid names: Calochortaceae Dumortier [empty], Corsiaceae Beccari 1878 [empty], Melanthiaceae Borkhausen 1797 [empty], Petermanniaceae Hutch. 1934 [empty], Philesiaceae Dumortier 1829 [empty], Smilacaceae Ventenat 1799 [empty]
Or. Pandanales Brown 1820
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Fm. Cyclanthaceae Richard 1824
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G. Freycinetia Gaudichaud 1824
Fm. Pandanaceae Brown 1810
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Fm. †Triuridaceae Gardner 1843
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Invalid names: Stemonaceae Caruel 1878 [empty]
Or. Poales Small 1903
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Fm. †Bromeliaceae de Jussieu 1789
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G. Bromelia Linnaeus 1753
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Bromelia ananas Linnaeus 1753
Bromelia karatas Linnaeus 1753
Bromelia lingulata Linnaeus 1753
Bromelia nudicaulis Linnaeus 1753
Bromelia pinguin Linnaeus 1753
†Bromelia tenuifolia Lesquereux 1891
G. Catopsis Grisebach 1865
G. Eduandrea Leme et al. 2008
G. Neoregelia Smith 1934
Invalid names: Andreaeaites Kapgate and Sheikh 1986 [nomen nudum]
Fm. Cyperaceae Jussieu 1789 [sedge]
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G. Bisboeckelera Kuntze 1891
G. Capitularina Kern 1974
G. Carex Linnaeus 1753
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Carex aquatilis Wahlenberg 1803
†Carex berthoudi Lesquereux 1872
†Carex burrardiana Penhallow 1895
†Carex clarkii Berry 1905
Carex magellanica Lamarck 1792
†Carex servata Heer 1869
Carex utriculata Boott 1839
†Carex vancouverensis Penhallow 1895
Unr. †Caricoideae Chandler 1957
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G. †Caricoidea Chandler 1957
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†Caricoidea angulata Chandler 1963
†Caricoidea arnei Chandler 1962
†Caricoidea obovata Chandler 1961
†Caricoidea obscura Chandler 1960
†Caricoideae nitens Heer 1862
G. Coleochloa Gilly 1943
G. †Cyperacites Schimper 1870
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†Cyperacites angustior Schimper 1870
†Cyperacites borealis Heer 1868
†Cyperacites canaliculatus Heer 1855
†Cyperacites dubius Heer 1855
†Cyperacites giganteus Knowlton 1899
†Cyperacites haydenii Lesquereux 1883
†Cyperacites paucinervis Heer 1855
†Cyperacites potomacensis Berry 1911
†Cyperacites richardsii Thomasson 1976
Invalid names: Cyperites Heer 1855 [synonym]
G. Cyperus Linnaeus 1753 [sedge]
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Cyperus articulatus Linnaeus 1753
Cyperus arundinacea Linnaeus 1753
†Cyperus braunianus Heer 1855
†Cyperus chavannesi Heer 1855
Cyperus compressus Linnaeus 1753
Cyperus elegans Linnaeus 1753
Cyperus esculentus Linnaeus 1753
†Cyperus filiferus Cockerell 1923
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Invalid names: Carpolithus filiferus Cockerell 1923 [synonym], Eopuntia douglassi Chaney 1944 [synonym]
Cyperus flavescens Linnaeus 1753
Cyperus fuscus Linnaeus 1753
Cyperus haspan Linnaeus 1753
Cyperus iria Linnaeus 1753
Cyperus longus Linnaeus 1753
Cyperus minimus Linnaeus 1753
Cyperus papyrus Linnaeus 1753
Cyperus rotundus Linnaeus 1753
Cyperus strigosus Linnaeus 1753
Cyperus unioloides Brown 1810
G. Eleocharis Brown 1810
G. †Gahnia Forster and Forster 1775
G. Krenakia Costa 2021
G. Machaerina Vahl 1805
G. Schoenoplectus Reichenbach 1888
G. †Scirpitis Dusén 1908
G. Scirpus Linnaeus 1753
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Scirpus acicularis Linnaeus 1753
Scirpus articulatus Linnaeus 1753
Scirpus capillaris Linnaeus 1753
Scirpus capitatus Linnaeus 1753
Scirpus cespitosus Linnaeus 1753
Scirpus dichotomus Linnaeus 1753
Scirpus echinatus Linnaeus 1753
Scirpus ferrugineus Linnaeus 1753
Scirpus fluitans Linnaeus 1753
Scirpus geniculatus Linnaeus 1753
Scirpus glomeratus Linnaeus 1753
Scirpus holoschoenus Linnaeus 1753
Scirpus lacustris Linnaeus 1753
†Scirpus lakensis Chandler 1960
Scirpus lithospermus Linnaeus 1753
Scirpus maritimus Linnaeus 1753
Scirpus michelianus Linnaeus 1753
Scirpus mucronatus Linnaeus 1753
Scirpus palustris Linnaeus 1753
Scirpus retrofractus Linnaeus 1753
Scirpus romanus Linnaeus 1753
Scirpus setacea Linnaeus 1753
Scirpus spadicens Linnaeus 1753
Scirpus supinus Linnaeus 1753
Scirpus sylvaticus Linnaeus 1753
G. Trianoptiles Fenzl 1836
Invalid names: Scirpoideae [empty], Scirpusoxylon Shete 1986 [nomen nudum]
Fm. †Eriocaulaceae Desvaux 1820
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G. Eriocaulon Linnaeus 1753 [pipewort]
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Eriocaulon decangulare Linnaeus 1753
†Eriocaulon porosum Lesquereux 1873
Eriocaulon quinquangulare Linnaeus 1753
Eriocaulon setaceum Linnaeus 1753
Eriocaulon sexangulare Linnaeus 1753
Fm. †Flagellariaceae Dumortier 1829
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Fm. †Juncaceae de Jussieu 1789
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G. Juncus Linnaeus 1753 [rush]
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Juncus acutus Linnaeus 1753
Juncus articulatus Linnaeus 1753
Juncus biglumis Linnaeus 1753
Juncus bufonius Linnaeus 1753
Juncus bulbosus Linnaeus 1753
Juncus campestris Linnaeus 1753
Juncus conglomeratus Linnaeus 1753
†Juncus crassulus Cockerell 1908
Juncus effusus Linnaeus 1753
Juncus filiformis Linnaeus 1753
Juncus inflexus Linnaeus 1753
Juncus pilosus Linnaeus 1753
Juncus spicatus Linnaeus 1753
Juncus squarrosus Linnaeus 1753
Juncus trifidus Linnaeus 1753
Juncus triglumis Linnaeus 1753
Fm. Poaceae Barnhart 1895 [grass]
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G. Actinocladum McClure 1981
Subfm. Bambusoideae Luerssen 1893 [bamboo]
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G. †Bambusiculmus Wang and Zhou 2013
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†Bambusiculmus angustus Wang and Zhou 2013
†Bambusiculmus latus Wang and Zhou 2013
G. †Bambusium Unger 1845
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†Bambusium angustifolia Wang and Zhou 2013
†Bambusium carolinense Fontaine 1883
†Bambusium latifolia Wang and Zhou 2013
†Bambusium latipseudopetiolus Wang and Sun 2014
†Bambusium longipseudopetiolus Wang and Sun 2014
†Bambusium sepultum Unger 1845
G. Dendrocalamus Nees 1835
G. †Graminidites Potonie 1960
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†Graminidites annulatus Potonié 1960
†Graminidites antarcticus Stuchlik 1981
†Graminidites assamicus Sah and Dutta 1968
†Graminidites bambusoides Stuchlik 1964
†Graminidites ellipticus Mathur and Chopra 1987
†Graminidites media Cookson 1947
†Graminidites protrudus Mathur and Mathur 1969
†Monoporites (Graminidites) minor Chitaley 1951
G. Chrysochloa Swallen 1941
G. †Culmites Bronignart 1822
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†Culmites anomalus Bronignart 1822
†Culmites cutchensis Sahni 1964
†Culmites deccanensis Paradkar 1975
†Culmites eleusineoides Bonde 1986
G. Elymus Linnaeus 1753 [wheatgrass]
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Elymus arenarius Linnaeus 1753
Elymus canadensis Linnaeus 1753
Elymus caputmedusae Linnaeus 1753
†Elymus deccanensis Patil and Singh 1984
Elymus hystrix Linnaeus 1753
Elymus sibiricus Linnaeus 1753
Elymus virginicus Linnaeus 1753
G. Greeneochloa Peterson et al. 2019
G. Hubbardia Bor 1951
G. Iseilema Andersson 1856
G. Lepturus Brown 1810 [thintail]
G. Lygeum Linnaeus 1754
G. †Monoporopollenites Meyer 1956
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†Monoporopollenites annulatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
†Monoporopollenites gramineoides Meyer 1956
†Monoporopollenites minimus Potonié and Sah 1960
G. Neostapfia Davy 1899
G. Ophiuros Gaertner 1805
G. Sohnsia Airy Shaw 1965
G. Tridens Roemer and Schultes 1817
G. Walwhalleya Wills and Bruhl 2006
G. Zotovia Edgar and Connor 1998
Invalid names: Cerealia [empty], Gramineae de Jussieu [synonym], Palaeozea Bajpai 1987 [nomen nudum]
Fm. †Restionaceae Brown 1810
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G. †Milfordia Erdtman 1960
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†Milfordia argentina Barreda 1997
†Milfordia homeopunctata Partridge 1973
†Milfordia incierta Krutzsch 1961
Invalid names: Anarthriaceae Cutler and Airy Shaw 1965 [synonym], Centrolepidaceae Endlicher 1836 [synonym]
Fm. Typhaceae Jussieu 1789
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G. †Sparganiaceaepollenites Thiergart 1937
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†Sparganiaceaepollenites annulatus De Benedetti et al. 2023
†Sparganiaceaepollenites barungensis Harris 1972
†Sparganiaceaepollenites delicata Mautino and Anzótegui 2002
†Sparganiaceaepollenites hospahensis Jameossanaie 1987
†Sparganiaceaepollenites polygonalis Thiergart 1937
†Sparganiaceaepollenites uniformis Christopher and Prowell 2002
G. Typha Linnaeus 1753 [bulrush]
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Typha angustata Bory de Saint-Vincent and Chaubard 1832
Typha latifolia Linnaeus 1753
†Typha lesquereuxi Cockerell 1908
Fm. Xyridaceae Agardh 1823 [yellow-eyed grass]
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Invalid names: Ecdeiocoleaceae Cutler and Airy Shaw 1965 [empty], Joinvilleaceae Smith and Tomlinson 1970 [empty], Mayacaceae Kunth 1842 [empty], Rapateaceae Dumortier 1829 [empty], Thurniaceae Engler 1907 [empty]
Or. Zingiberales
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Fm. †Cannaceae de Jussieu 1789
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G. Canna Linnaeus 1753
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Canna angustifolia Linnaeus 1753
†Canna eocenica Berry 1916
Canna glauca Linnaeus 1753
Canna indica Linnaeus 1753
†Canna magnifolia Knowlton 1917
G. Ensete Bruce 1862
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†Ensete goldianum Lesquereux 1878
†Ensete oregonense Manchester and Kress 1993
Fm. Marantaceae Brown 1814 [arrowroot]
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G. Alpinia Linnaeus 1753 [Shell ginger]
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Alpinia racemosa Linnaeus 1753
†Alpinia siwalica Prasad et al. 2004
G. Clinogyne Salisbury
G. Donax Loureiro 1790
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†Donax kasauliensis Prasad and Dwivedi 2008
†Donax ovatus Awasthi and Prasad 1990
G. Phrynium Willdenow 1797
Fm. †Musaceae de Jussieu 1789
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G. Heliconia Linnaeus 1771 [lobster-claw]
G. †Musophyllum Göppert 1854
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†Musophyllum complicatum Lesquereux 1874
†Musophyllum indicum Prakash et al. 1979
†Musophyllum truncatum Goeppert 1854
Invalid names: Musostrobocaulon Varadpande 1985 [nomen nudum]
Fm. Zingiberaceae Martinov 1820
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G. Adelmeria Ridley 1909
G. †Amomocarpum Brongniart 1828
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†Amomocarpum affine Sahni 1938
†Amomocarpum depressum Brongniart 1828
†Amomocarpum sulcatum Sahni 1934
G. Amomum Linnaeus 1758 [cardamom]
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Amomum cardamom Linnaeus 1753
Amomum granaparadisi Linnaeus 1753
Amomum zerumbet Linnaeus 1753
Amomum zingiber Linnaeus 1753
G. Boesenbergia Kuntze 1891
G. †Zingiberites Heer 1859
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†Zingiberites dubius Lesquereux 1878
†Zingiberites multinervis Heer 1859
G. †Zingiberoideophyllum Kraeusel and Weyland 1954
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†Zingiberoideophyllum liblarense Kraeusel and Weyland 1954
Invalid names: Heliconiaceae Vines 1895 [empty], Lowiaceae Ridley 1924 [empty], Strelitziaceae Hutch. 1934 [empty]
Invalid names: Commelinids [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Reference: Kiessling 2009 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Carnian to the top of the Holocene or 237.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 228.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 228.0 Ma
Collections (1795 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Carnian | USA (Virginia) | Sanmiguelia sp. (24112) | |
Carnian - Norian | USA (Texas) | Sanmiguelia sp. (84270) | |
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian | France | Palaeospadix furcatus, Palaeospadix spathaeformis (24514) | |
Neocomian | Mongolia (Dornogov) | Arecaceae indet. (137862) | |
Early/Lower Cretaceous | USA (Georgia) | Phragmites pratti (212691) | |
Cretaceous - Paleogene | India (Madhya Pradesh) | Palmoxylon rewahense (225725) | |
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian | Argentina (Neuquén) | Liliacidites sp. (149818) | |
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian | China (Liaoning) | Eragrosites changii, Liaoxia chenii (31541) | |
Barremian | Egypt (El Wadi El Gadid) | Liliacidites sp. (139495 139499) | |
Barremian | Japan (Ishikawa) | Arecaceae indet. (32324) | |
Barremian - Aptian | Israel (Negev) | Liliacidites sp. A (140290 140291) | |
Aptian | Mexico (Chiapas) | Arecipites sp. (68835) | |
Aptian - Albian | Peru (Loreto) | Liliacidites heterobrochatus (144299) | |
Aptian - Cenomanian | Australia (Queensland) | Liliacidites intermedius (163581) | |
Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Caerá) | Liliacidites lenticularis (150987 150990) | |
Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | Arecipites spp. (151002) Liliacidites lenticularis (150983) | |
Late/Upper Aptian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Proxapertites sp., Spinizonocolpites sp., Arecipites sp. (149927) | |
Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Maranhão) | Liliacidites sp . (150515) | |
Early/Lower Aptian | Israel (Negev) | Liliacidites sp. A (140352) | |
Albian | Peru (Loreto) | Liliacidites variegatus (144967 144970) |