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Leucothoe (doghobble)

Angiospermae - Ericales - Ericaceae

Taxonomy
Leucothoe was named by Don (1834). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ericaceae by Knowlton (1919).

Species
L. racemosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Leucothoe Don
1919Leucothoe Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderEricales()
familyEricaceae
genusLeucothoeDon 1834

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. Leucothoe Don 1834 [doghobble]
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Leucothoe racemosa Linnaeus 1753
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 Langhian to the top of the Piacenzian or 15.98000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian - Tertiary33.9 - 2.58Germany (Brandenburg) Leucothoe narbonensis (24316 24318)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Japan (Nagano) Leucothoe sp. (22796)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (sachsen) Leucothoe narbonnensis (27519)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Germany (Brandenburg) Leucothoe romana (23054 23056 23059)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Nevada) Leucothoe nevadensis (27629)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Germany (North Rhine Westphalia) Leucothoe narbonnensis (27921 27922 27926)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Germany (North Rhine) Leucothoe narbonnensis, Leucothoe sp. (28134)
Zanclean - Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Germany (North Rhine) Leucothoe narbonnensis, Leucothoe sp. (28171)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Germany (North Rhine) Leucothoe narbonnensis (28198)