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Euonymus (spindle tree)
Taxonomy
Euonymus was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Euonymus europaeus.
It was assigned to Celastraceae by Knowlton (1919), Chauhan (1991), Liu et al. (1996).
It was assigned to Celastraceae by Knowlton (1919), Chauhan (1991), Liu et al. (1996).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1753 | Euonymus Linnaeus |
| 1919 | Euonymus Knowlton |
| 1991 | Euonymus Chauhan |
| 1996 | Euonymus Liu et al. |
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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. Euonymus Linnaeus 1753 [spindle tree]
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Euonymus americanus Linnaeus 1753
Euonymus europaeus Linnaeus 1753
†Euonymus flexifolius Lesquereux 1883
†Euonymus splendens Berry 1916
†Euonymus xantholithensis Ward 1885
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma
Collections (10 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Eocene | USA (Texas) | Euonymus glanduliferus (98211) | |
| Oligocene | USA (Montana) | Euonymus spp. (23793) | |
| Miocene - Oligocene | USA (Montana) | Euonymus pacificus (23975) | |
| Burdigalian | China (Shandong) | Euonymus protobungeanus (223803) | |
| Serravallian | Germany (Brandenburg) | Euonymus victoriae (23041) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | China (Yunnan) | Euonymus sp. (222695) | |
| Pliocene | China (Jiangsu) | Euonymus sp. (223932) | |
| Quaternary | India (Rajasthan) | Euonymus sp. (228789) | |
| Quaternary | India (Tamil Nadu) | Euonymus sp. (228848) | |
| Holocene | India (Tamil Nadu) | Euonymus sp. (228788) |