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Ammannia (redstem)

Angiospermae - Myrtales - Lythraceae

Taxonomy
Ammannia was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Ammannia latifolia.

It was assigned to Lythraceae by Chandler (1962) and Chauhan (1991).

Species
A. baccifera, A. lakensis, A. latifolia (type species), A. ramosior

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Ammannia Linnaeus
1962Ammannia Chandler p. 118
1991Ammannia Chauhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderMyrtalesJussieu 1820
familyLythraceaeSaint-Hilaire 1805
genusAmmannia

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. Ammannia Linnaeus 1753 [redstem]
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Ammannia baccifera Linnaeus 1753
†Ammannia lakensis Chandler 1962
Ammannia latifolia Linnaeus 1753
Ammannia ramosior Linnaeus 1753
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Quaternary or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Ammannia lakensis (23398)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Himachal Pradesh) Ammannia sp. (228760)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (West Bengal) Ammannia sp. (228794 228795 228821)