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Asimina (pawpaw)

Angiospermae - Magnoliales - Annonaceae

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

It was assigned to Anonaceae by Knowlton (1919).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1763Asimina Adanson
1919Asimina Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Magnoliids
RankNameAuthor
orderMagnolialesJussieu 1820
familyAnnonaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusAsiminaAdanson 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. Asimina Adanson 1763 [pawpaw]
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†Asimina eocenica Lesquereux 1872
†Asimina leiocarpa Lesquereux 1869
Asimina triloba Dunal 1817
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: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Messinian or 72.20000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Asimina knowltonia (96781)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Colorado) Asimina vesperalis (53070)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Germany (North Rhine) Asimina brownii (28051 28056 28117)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Germany (North Rhine Westphalia) Asimina brownii (27926)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6France (Elsass) Asimina brownii (21222)