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Polygonites

Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae

Taxonomy
Polygonites was named by Saporta (1865). It is not extant. Its type is Polygonites ulmaceus.

It was assigned to Polygonaceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. ulmaceus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Polygonites Saporta
1970Polygonites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
—CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
—Superasterids
orderCaryophyllales
familyPolygonaceae
genusPolygonitesSaporta 1865

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. †Polygonites Saporta 1865
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†Polygonites ulmaceus Saporta 1865
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available