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Menyanthes trifoliata

Angiospermae - Asterales - Menyanthaceae

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. carpatica, M. germanica, M. minima, M. miocenica, M. parvula

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Menyanthes trifoliata Linnaeus
1919Menyanthes trifoliata 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
speciestrifoliata

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.

Menyanthes trifoliata 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: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 20.45000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Bayern) Menyanthes trifoliata (28280)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6France (Elsass) Menyanthes trifoliata (21222)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Japan (Niigata) Menyanthes trifoliata (101021)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Menyanthes trifoliata (164903 164904 164906 164907 164911 164913 164919)