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Ophiorrhiza

Angiospermae - Gentianales - Rubiaceae

Taxonomy
Ophiorrhiza was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Ophiorrhiza mungos.

It was assigned to Rubiaceae by Jussieu (1789).

Species
O. mitreola, O. mungos (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Ophiorrhiza Linnaeus
1789Ophiorrhiza Jussieu

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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
genusOphiorrhiza

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. Ophiorrhiza Linnaeus 1753
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Ophiorrhiza mitreola Linnaeus 1753
Ophiorrhiza mungos 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: Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) O. sp. (168889 168891)