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Orophea siwalika

Angiospermae - Magnoliales - Annonaceae

Taxonomy
Orophea siwalika was named by Konomatsu and Awasthi (1999). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, BSIP 37676. Its type locality is Tinau Khola, Locality 1, which is in a Miocene fluvial mudstone/sandstone in the Arung Khola Formation of Nepal.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Orophea siwalika Konomatsu and Awasthi
2008Orophea siwalika Prasad

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Magnoliids
RankNameAuthor
orderMagnolialesJussieu 1820
familyAnnonaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusOropheaBlume 1825
speciessiwalika

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.

Orophea siwalika Konomatsu and Awasthi 1999
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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: Middle Miocene or 15.98000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Nepal Orophea siwalika (type locality: 223317)