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Sassafras parvifolium

Angiospermae - Laurales - Lauraceae

Taxonomy
Sassafras parvifolium was named by Fontaine (1889). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. ashleyi, S. bilobata, S. bradleyi, S. bradleyii, S. columbiana, S. ferretianum, S. hesperia, S. lusaticum, S. Mudgii, S. mudgli, S. paratsumu, S. parvofilium, S. selwyni
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by B. Allen on 2022-02-18

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Sassafras parvifolium Fontaine
1919Sassafras parvifolium Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
RankNameAuthor
—Mesangiosperms
—Magnoliid
orderLauralesJussieu 1820
familyLauraceaeJussieu 1789
genusSassafrasNees 1831
speciesparvifoliumFontaine 1889

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.

†Sassafras parvifolium Fontaine 1889
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available