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Tacca umerii

Angiospermae - Dioscoreales - Dioscoreaceae

Taxonomy
Tacca umerii was named by Pan et al. (2014) [Fragments 57.2–139.1 mm in length and 65.4– 176.3 mm in maximum width. The leaf length to width ratio is generally 2 : 3.]. It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a compression fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Tacca umerii Pan et al. pp. 22 - 24 figs. 9 - 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
Monocots
RankNameAuthor
orderDioscorealesBrown 1835
familyDioscoreaceaeBrown 1810
genusTaccaForst and Forst 1775
speciesumerii

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.

Tacca umerii Pan et al. 2014
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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: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Ethiopia Tacca umerii (169321)