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Benzoin

Angiospermae - Laurales - Lauraceae

Taxonomy
Benzoin was named by Fabricius (1763). It is extant.

It was assigned to Lauraceae by Knowlton (1919).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1763Benzoin Fabricius
1919Benzoin Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Magnoliid
orderLauralesJussieu 1820
familyLauraceaeJussieu 1789
genusBenzoinFabricius 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. Benzoin Fabricius 1763
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Benzoin antiquum Heer 1855
Benzoin masoni Lesquereux 1891
Benzoin venustum Lesquereux 1891
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: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 13.82000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Germany (Brandenburg) B. antiquum (27512)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) B. melissaefolium (34269)