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Arbutus menziesii

Angiospermae - Ericales - Ericaceae

Taxonomy
Arbutus menziesii was named by Pursh (1813). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. idahoensis, A. matthesii
Entered
by B. Allen on 2022-01-07

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1813Arbutus menziesii Pursh
1919Arbutus menziesii Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumSpermatophyta
RankNameAuthor
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
orderEricales()
familyEricaceae
genusArbutus
speciesmenziesiiPursh 1813

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.

Arbutus menziesii Pursh 1813
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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: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Nevada) Arbutus menziesii (35922)