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Hymenaea

Angiospermae - Rosales

Taxonomy
Hymenaea was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Hymenaea courbaril.

It was assigned to Caesalpiniaceae by Knowlton (1919).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Hymenaea Linnaeus
1919Hymenaea Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderRosales
subfamilyCaesalpiniaceae
genusHymenaea

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. Hymenaea Linnaeus 1753
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Hymenaea courbaril Linnaeus 1753
†Hymenaea dakotana Lesquereux 1891
†Hymenaea fayettensis Berry 1919
†Hymenaea primigenia Saporta 1879
†Hymenaea virginiensis Fontaine 1889
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: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (British Columbia) H. fayettensis (31887)