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Cephalanthus

Angiospermae - Gentianales - Rubiaceae

Taxonomy
Cephalanthus was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Cephalanthus occidentalis.

It was assigned to Rubiaceae by Knowlton (1919).

Species
C. occidentalis (type species), C. orientalis
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. glabratifolius

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Cephalanthus Linnaeus
1919Cephalanthus Knowlton

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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
genusCephalanthus

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. Cephalanthus Linnaeus 1753
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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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Piacenzian or 33.90000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene - Late/Upper Miocene56.0 - 5.333Argentina C. glabratifolius (32201)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Russian Federation (Tiumensky) C. kireevskiana (22849)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.04Germany (Saxony) C. kireevskiana (25591)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (Sachsen) C. kireevskiana (26508)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Russian Federation (Tomsk) C. kireevskiana (23906)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Russian Federation (Omsk) C. kireevskiana (23894)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Brandenburg) C. pusillus (23043 23060)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Poland (Silesia) C. occidentalis (28442)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Russian Federation (Omsk) C. kireevskiana (24078)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Germany (Saxen) C. pusillus (22897)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Germany (Brandenburg) C. pusillus (22899 23046 23050 23054 23055 23056 23058 23059 23355 23609 23610 27013 27523 27528)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Germany (Sachsen) C. pusillus (27515)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Germany (Brandenburg) C. pusillus (27064)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Russian Federation (Omsk) C. kireevskiana (24098 24100 24286)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Italy (Piemonte) C. kireevskiana (27023)