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Carissa

Angiospermae - Gentianales - Apocynaceae

Taxonomy
Carissa was named by Linnaeus (1767). It is extant.

It was assigned to Apocynaceae by Prasad (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1767Carissa Linnaeus
2008Carissa Prasad

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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
genusCarissa

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. Carissa Linnaeus 1767
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†Carissa koilabasensis Prasad 1994
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: base of the Miocene to the top of the Calabrian or 23.04000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Nepal C. koilabasensis (222898)
Pliocene - Calabrian5.333 - 0.774Tanzania C. sp. (22335)