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Ailanthoxylon indicum

Angiospermae - Sapindales - Simaroubaceae

Taxonomy

Ailanthoxylon indicum was named by Prakash (1959). Its type specimen is BSIP 5568, a wood, and it is a 3D fossil preserving soft parts. Its type locality is Mohgaon Kalan, which is in a Paleogene lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal horizon in the Deccan Intertrappean Formation of India.

Synonyms

Ailanthoxylon scantiporosum was named by Ramanujam (1960). It is not extant. Its type locality is Thiruchitrambalam, which is in a Neogene marginal marine horizon in India.

It was synonymized subjectively with Ailanthoxylon indicum by Lakhanpal et al. (1976).
Ailanthoxylon mahurzarii was named by Shallom (1961). It is not extant. Its type locality is Mahurzari, which is in a Paleogene lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal horizon in the Deccan Intertrappean Formation of India.

It was synonymized subjectively with Ailanthoxylon indicum by Lakhanpal et al. (1976).
Ailanthoxylon pondicherriense was named by Navale (1964). It is not extant. Its type locality is Usteri Lake, Puducherry, which is in a Neogene marginal marine horizon in India.

It was synonymized subjectively with Ailanthoxylon indicum by Lakhanpal et al. (1976).
Gondwanoxylon kathotiai was named by Saksena (1963). It is not extant. Its type locality is Kathotiya, which is in a Cretaceous fluvial horizon in India.

It was synonymized subjectively with Ailanthoxylon indicum by Lakhanpal et al. (1976).
Celastrinoxylon dakshinense was named by Ramanujam (1960). It is not extant. Its type locality is Murattandichavadi, which is in a Neogene marginal marine horizon in India.

It was synonymized subjectively with Ailanthoxylon indicum by Srivastava (1991).
Guttiferoxylon indicum was named by Ramanujam (1960). It is not extant. Its type locality is Murattandichavadi, which is in a Neogene marginal marine horizon in India.

It was synonymized subjectively with Ailanthoxylon indicum by Srivastava (1991).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1959	Ailanthoxylon indicum Prakash
1960	Ailanthoxylon scantiporosum Ramanujam
1960	Celastrinoxylon dakshinense Ramanujam
1960	Guttiferoxylon indicum Ramanujam
1961	Ailanthoxylon mahurzarii Shallom
1963	Gondwanoxylon kathotiai Saksena
1964	Ailanthoxylon pondicherriense Navale
1976	Ailanthoxylon indicum Lakhanpal et al.
1976	Celastrinoxylon dakshinense Lakhanpal et al.
1976	Guttiferoxylon indicum Lakhanpal et al.
1991	Ailanthoxylon indicum Srivastava
2017	Ailanthoxylon indicum Wheeler et al.

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Plantae
phylum	Spermatophyta
class	Angiospermae
—	Rosids
—	Eurosids

Rank	Name	Author
—	Malvids
order	Sapindales
family	Simaroubaceae	de Candolle 1811
genus	Ailanthoxylon	Prakash 1959
species	indicum	Prakash 1959

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.

†Ailanthoxylon indicum Prakash 1959

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Invalid names: Ailanthoxylon mahurzarii Shallom 1961 [synonym], Ailanthoxylon pondicherriense Navale 1964 [synonym], Ailanthoxylon scantiporosum Ramanujam 1960 [synonym], Celastrinoxylon dakshinense Ramanujam 1960 [synonym], Gondwanoxylon kathotiai Saksena 1963 [synonym], Guttiferoxylon indicum Ramanujam 1960 [synonym]

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 Cretaceous to the top of the Neogene or 100.50000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (7 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous	100.5 - 66.0	India (Madhya Pradesh)	Gondwanoxylon kathotiai (224632)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Paleogene	100.5 - 23.04	India (Madhya Pradesh)	Ailanthoxylon indicum (224628)
Paleogene	66.0 - 23.04	India (Madhya Pradesh)	Ailanthoxylon indicum (type locality: 224606)
Paleogene	66.0 - 23.04	India (Maharashtra)	Ailanthoxylon mahurzarii (224626)
Neogene	23.04 - 2.58	India (Tamil Nadu)	Ailanthoxylon pondicherriense (224630) Ailanthoxylon scantiporosum (224631) Ailanthoxylon scantiporosum, Celastrinoxylon dakshinense, Guttiferoxylon indicum (224633)