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Datura (thorn apple)

Angiospermae - Solanales - Solanaceae

Taxonomy
Datura was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Datura stramonium.

It was assigned to Solanaceae by Prasad (2008).

Species
D. arborea, D. metel, D. miocenica, D. stramonium (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Datura Linnaeus
2008Datura Prasad

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
orderSolanalesJussieu 1820
familySolanaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusDatura

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. Datura Linnaeus 1753 [thorn apple]
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Datura arborea Linnaeus 1753
Datura metel Linnaeus 1753
†Datura miocenica Prasad 1990
Datura stramonium 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: Miocene or 23.04000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Nepal Datura miocenica (222898)