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Rhizopalmoxylon

Angiospermae - Arecaceae

Taxonomy
Rhizopalmoxylon was named by Felix (1883). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Palmae by Andrews (1970) and Lakhanpal et al. (1976); and to Arecaceae by Srivastava (1991).

Synonyms
  • Rhizopalmoxylon phonixoides was named by Patil and Kulkarni (1978). It is not extant. Its type locality is Nawargaon, which is in a Paleogene fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Deccan Intertrappean Formation of India.

    It was considered a nomen nudum by Srivastava (1991).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Rhizopalmoxylon Felix
1970Rhizopalmoxylon Andrews
1976Rhizopalmoxylon Lakhanpal et al.
1978Rhizopalmoxylon phonixoides Patil and Kulkarni
1991Rhizopalmoxylon Srivastava

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
familyArecaceaevon Berchtold and Presl 1820
genusRhizopalmoxylonFelix 1883

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. †Rhizopalmoxylon Felix 1883
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Rhizopalmoxylon sundaram Mahabale 1973
Invalid names: Rhizopalmoxylon phonixoides Patil and Kulkarni 1978 [nomen nudum]
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: Paleogene or 66.00000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03India (Madhya Pradesh) R. penchiensis (224606)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03India (Andhra Pradesh) R. sundaram (224754)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03India (Maharashtra) R. phonixoides (225724)