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Sassafras recurvatum

Angiospermae - Laurales - Lauraceae

Taxonomy
Sassafras recurvata was named by Lesquereux (1874). It is not extant.

It was corrected as Sassafras recurvatus by Lesquereux (1872); it was corrected as Sassafras recurvatum by Lesquereux (1883), Knowlton (1919).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Sassafras recurvatus Lesquereux
1874Sassafras recurvata Lesquereux
1883Sassafras recurvatum Lesquereux
1919Sassafras recurvatum Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
Magnoliid
RankNameAuthor
orderLauralesJussieu 1820
familyLauraceaeJussieu 1789
genusSassafrasNees 1831
speciesrecurvatum(Lesquereux 1874)

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 recurvatum Lesquereux 1874
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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