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Dryoxylon

Magnoliopsida

Taxonomy
Dryoxylon was named by Schleiden (1853). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Dryoxylon jenense.

It was assigned to Magnoliopsida by Schleiden (1853) and Andrews (1970); and to Dicotyledonae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976) and Srivastava (1991).

Synonyms
  • Magnolites was named by Tuzson (1909). It is not extant. Its type is Magnolites silvatica.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Dryoxylon by Edwards (1931).
  • Dryoxylon simarubaceus was named by Trivedi et al. (1975). It is not extant. Its type locality is Mohgaon Kalan, which is in a Paleogene lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal horizon in the Deccan Intertrappean Formation of India.

    It was considered a nomen nudum by Srivastava (1991).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Dryoxylon Schleiden
1909Magnolites Tuzson
1970Dryoxylon Andrews
1975Dryoxylon simarubaceus Trivedi et al.
1976Dryoxylon Lakhanpal et al.
1991Dryoxylon Srivastava

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
RankNameAuthor
classMagnoliopsidaCronquist et al. 1996
genusDryoxylonSchleiden 1853

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. †Dryoxylon Schleiden 1853
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†Dryoxylon chitaense Yasui 1928
†Dryoxylon intertrappea Trivedi 1976
†Dryoxylon jenense Schleiden 1853
†Dryoxylon mahurzarii Trivedi 1976
†Dryoxylon mohgaoense Rode 1936
†Dryoxylon nahanai Prakash 1975
†Dryoxylon tiliaceoides Trivedi 1976
Invalid names: Dryoxylon simarubaceus Trivedi et al. 1975 [nomen nudum], Magnolites Tuzson 1909 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Paleocene to the top of the Middle Miocene or 66.00000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7Argentina (Chubut) D. spp. (169852)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03India (Madhya Pradesh) D. mohgaoense, D. simarubaceus (224606)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03India (Maharashtra) D. intertrappea, D. mahurzarii, D. tiliaceoides (224626)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333India (Meghalaya) D. sp. (224674)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608India (Himachal Pradesh) D. nahanai (227812)