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Echitonium

Angiospermae - Gentianales - Apocynaceae

Taxonomy
Echitonium was named by Unger (1839). It is not extant. Its type is Echitonium superstes.

It was assigned to Apocynaceae by Knowlton (1919); and to Plantae by Andrews (1970).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Echitonium Unger
1919Echitonium Knowlton
1970Echitonium Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
Superasterids
RankNameAuthor
Asterids
Euasterids
Lamiids
orderGentianales
familyApocynaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusEchitoniumUnger 1839

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. †Echitonium Unger 1839
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Echitonium lanceolatum Ettingshausen 1883
Echitonium sophiae Weber 1852
Echitonium superstes Unger 1839
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: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France E. michelotii (184468)