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Platanus occidentalis

Angiospermae - Proteales - Platanaceae

Taxonomy
Platanus occidentalis was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. angustilobus, P. florissanti, P. idahoensis, P. vitifolia, P. williamsi, P. wyomingensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Platanus occidentalis Linnaeus
1919Platanus occidentalis Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
orderProtealesJussieu 1829
familyPlatanaceaeLestiboudois 1826
genusPlatanus
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.

Platanus occidentalis 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 Late/Upper Hemphillian to the top of the Blancan or 10.30000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hemphillian - Blancan10.3 - 1.8USA (Indiana) Platanus occidentalis (18320)