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Menyanthes (bogbean)

Angiospermae - Asterales - Menyanthaceae

Taxonomy
Menyanthes was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Menyanthes trifoliata.

It was assigned to Menyanthaceae by Knowlton (1919).

Species
M. coloradensis, M. indica, M. nymphoides, M. trifoliata (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. carpatica, M. germanica, M. minima, M. miocenica, M. parvula

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Menyanthes Linnaeus
1919Menyanthes Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
—CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
—Superasterids
RankNameAuthor
—Asterids
—Euasterids
—Campanulids
orderAsterales
familyMenyanthaceaevon Berchtold and Presl 1829
genusMenyanthes

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. Menyanthes Linnaeus 1753 [bogbean]
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†Menyanthes coloradensis Cockerell 1908
Menyanthes indica Linnaeus 1753
Menyanthes nymphoides Linnaeus 1753
Menyanthes trifoliata 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 Rupelian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 33.90000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Russian Federation (Sverdlovsk) Menyanthes minima (22844)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Russian Federation (Tiumensky) Menyanthes minima (22849 22886)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Russian Federation (Tomsk) Menyanthes parvula (22888 22889 23663 23673 23782)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Russian Federation (Tomsk) Menyanthes sp. (23906)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Russian Federation (Omsk) Menyanthes parvula (23894)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Bayern) Menyanthes trifoliata (28280)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Russian Federation (Omsk) Menyanthes parvula (24078)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Germany (Brandenburg) Menyanthes carpatica (23609 23618) Menyanthes germanica, Menyanthes carpatica (23050)
Late/Upper Miocene - Middle Miocene11.63 - 11.63Russian Federation (Omsk) Menyanthes miocenica (24093)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Russian Federation (Omsk) Menyanthes miocenica (24094 24100 24286 24317 24320) Menyanthes parvula (24324)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Germany (North Rhine) Menyanthes carpatica (28046)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6France (Elsass) Menyanthes trifoliata (21222)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Germany (Thuringia) Menyanthes carpatica (22780)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Japan (Niigata) Menyanthes trifoliata (101021)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Washington) Menyanthes sp. (93677)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Menyanthes trifoliata (164903 164904 164906 164907 164911 164913 164919)