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Cephalanthus occidentalis

Angiospermae - Gentianales - Rubiaceae

Taxonomy
Cephalanthus occidentalis was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. It is the type species of Cephalanthus.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. glabratifolius, C. kireevskiana, C. pusillus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Cephalanthus occidentalis Linnaeus
1919Cephalanthus occidentalis 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
speciesoccidentalis

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.

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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: base of the Langhian to the top of the Serravallian or 15.98000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Poland (Silesia) Cephalanthus occidentalis (28442)