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Baeckea

Angiospermae - Myrtales - Myrtaceae

Taxonomy
Baeckea was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Baeckea frutescens.

It was assigned to Myrtaceae by Jussieu (1789).

Species
B. frutescens (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
B. gunniana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Baeckea Linnaeus
1789Baeckea Jussieu

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderMyrtalesJussieu 1820
familyMyrtaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusBaeckea

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. Baeckea Linnaeus 1753
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Baeckea frutescens 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 Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 33.90000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) B. Leptospermum (169007) B. Leptospermum, B. sp. (169006 169237)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129Australia (Tasmania) B. ramosissima-type, B. gunniana (166707)