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Ptelea (hoptree)

Angiospermae - Sapindales - Rutaceae

Taxonomy
Ptelea was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Ptelea trifoliata.

It was assigned to Rutaceae by Knowlton (1919).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Ptelea Linnaeus p. 118
1919Ptelea Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Malvids
orderSapindales
familyRutaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusPtelea

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. Ptelea Linnaeus 1753 [hoptree]
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†Ptelea modesta Lesquereux 1883
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Invalid names: Leguminosites serrulatus Lesquereux 1883 [synonym]
†Ptelea paliuruoides Manchester and O'Leary 2010
Ptelea trifoliata Linnaeus 1753
Ptelea viscosa 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 Bridgerian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 50.50000 to 15.98000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 46.2 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Ptelea cassioides (21389)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Washington) Ptelea sp. (228147)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Ptelea cassiodes, Ptelea sp. (24209)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333USA (Montana) Ptelea miocenica (23972 24315)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98USA (Montana) Ptelea miocenica (23330)
Miocene - Oligocene23.04 - 23.04USA (Montana) Ptelea miocenica (23975)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Montana) Ptelea miocenica (23973)