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Mussaenda

Angiospermae - Gentianales - Rubiaceae

Taxonomy
Mussaenda was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Mussaenda frondosa.

It was assigned to Rubiaceae by Liu et al. (1996).

Species
M. frondosa (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Mussaenda Linnaeus
1996Mussaenda Liu et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
Superasterids
RankNameAuthor
Asterids
Euasterids
Lamiids
orderGentianales
familyRubiaceae
genusMussaenda

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. Mussaenda Linnaeus 1753
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Mussaenda frondosa 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: Paleocene or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0China (Xinjiang) M. altalobaphylla (223851)