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Mucuna

Angiospermae - Fabales - Fabaceae

Taxonomy
Mucuna was named by Adanson (1763). It is extant.

It was assigned to Fabaceae by Prasad (2008).

Species
M. miogigantea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1763Mucuna Adanson
2008Mucuna Prasad

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderFabalesBromhead 1838
familyFabaceaeLindley 1836
genusMucunaAdanson 1763

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. Mucuna Adanson 1763
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†Mucuna miogigantea Prasad and Pandey 2008
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: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Nepal M. miogigantea (222975)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333China (Yunnan) M. sp. (222695)