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Pontederites

Angiospermae - Commelinales - Pontederiaceae

Taxonomy
Pontederites was named by Knowlton (1922). It is not extant. Its type is Pontederites hesperia.

It was assigned to Pontederiaceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
P. hesperia (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Pontederites Knowlton
1970Pontederites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—Monocots
orderCommelinalesMirbel 1820
familyPontederiaceaeKunth 1816
genusPontederitesKnowlton 1922

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. †Pontederites Knowlton 1922
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†Pontederites hesperia Knowlton 1922
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