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Gahnia

Angiospermae - Poales - Cyperaceae

Taxonomy
Gahnia was named by Forster and Forster (1775). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Cyperaceae by Forster and Forster (1775).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1775Gahnia Forster and Forster

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—Monocots
orderPoales
familyCyperaceae
genusGahniaForster and Forster 1775

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. †Gahnia Forster and Forster 1775
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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: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 33.90000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) G. sp. (169006 169237)