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Morinda

Angiospermae - Gentianales - Rubiaceae

Taxonomy
Morinda was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Morinda royoc.

It was assigned to Rubiaceae by Jussieu (1789), Prasad (2008).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Morinda Linnaeus
1789Morinda Jussieu
2008Morinda Prasad

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
Superasterids
RankNameAuthor
Asterids
Euasterids
Lamiids
orderGentianales
familyRubiaceae
genusMorinda

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.

G. Morinda Linnaeus 1753
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Morinda citrifolia Linnaeus 1753
Morinda palaeotinctoria Prasad 1994
Morinda royoc Linnaeus 1753
Morinda siwalica Prasad 1994
Morinda umbellata 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 Middle Miocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 15.98000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Nepal M. siwalica (222898)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Uganda M. lucida (22390)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63India (Uttarakhand) M. palaeotinctoria (222797)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) M. sp. (168889 168904 168918)
Middle Pleistocene - Holocene0.774 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) M. sp. (168896)