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Cephalotaxospermum

Pinopsida - Pinales - Taxaceae

Taxonomy
Cephalotaxospermum was named by Berry (1910). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Taxeae by Knowlton (1919); and to Taxaceae by Berry (1914), Andrews (1970).

Species
C. carolinianum
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-02-04; modified by M. Uhen on 2020-08-06

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Cephalotaxospermum Berry
1914Cephalotaxospermum Berry p. 18
1919Cephalotaxospermum Knowlton
1970Cephalotaxospermum Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumSpermatophyta
RankNameAuthor
—Pinophyta()
classPinopsidaBurnett 1833
orderPinales
familyTaxaceae
subfamilyTaxeae
genusCephalotaxospermumBerry 1910

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. †Cephalotaxospermum Berry 1910
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997

Age range: Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Carolina) C. carolinianum (212238)