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Robinia
Taxonomy
Robinia was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Robinia pseudoacacia.
It was assigned to Papilionaceae by Knowlton (1919), Knowlton (1926); and to Leguminosae by Axelrod (1939), Liu et al. (1996).
It was assigned to Papilionaceae by Knowlton (1919), Knowlton (1926); and to Leguminosae by Axelrod (1939), Liu et al. (1996).
Species
R. brittoni, R. californica, R. caragana, R. frutescens, R. grandiflora, R. mesozoica, R. pseudoacacia (type species), R. pygmaea, R. pygmaea
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1753 | Robinia Linnaeus |
| 1919 | Robinia Knowlton |
| 1926 | Robinia Knowlton |
| 1939 | Robinia Axelrod p. 114 |
| 1996 | Robinia Liu et al. |
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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. Robinia Linnaeus 1753
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†Robinia brittoni Cockerell 1908
†Robinia californica Axelrod 1939
Robinia caragana Linnaeus 1753
Robinia frutescens Linnaeus 1753
Robinia grandiflora Linnaeus 1753
†Robinia mesozoica Cockerell 1912
Robinia pseudoacacia Linnaeus 1753
Robinia pygmaea Linnaeus 1753
Robinia pygmaea Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Paleocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 66.00000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma
Collections (16 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paleocene | USA (Wyoming) | R. wardi (58000) | |
| Miocene - Oligocene | USA (Montana) | R. californica (23975) | |
| Miocene | USA (Montana) | R. californica (23973) | |
| Miocene | USA (Washington) | R. sp. (224391) | |
| Burdigalian | USA (Nevada) | R. californica (27701 27702) | |
| Hemingfordian - Barstovian | USA (California) | R. californica (19206) | |
| Middle Miocene | USA (California) | R. californica (35412) | |
| Serravallian | USA (Nevada) | R. californica (27527 27626 27627 27629) | |
| Early/Lower Clarendonian | USA (Nevada) | R. californica (27662) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | China (Yunnan) | R. lincangensis (222695) R. nipponica (222698) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | China (Yunnan) | R. sp. (224402) |