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Phormium

Angiospermae - Asparagales - Asphodelaceae

Taxonomy
Phormium was named by Forster and Forster (1775). It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1775Phormium Forster and Forster

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
orderAsparagales
familyAsphodelaceae
genusPhormiumForster 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. Phormium 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 Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 27.30000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98New Zealand (Southland) P. sp. (169981)