Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Astrocaryum

Angiospermae - Arecaceae

Taxonomy
Astrocaryum was named by Meyer (1818). It is extant.

It was assigned to Palmae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Astrocaryum Meyer
1976Astrocaryum Lakhanpal et al.

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
familyArecaceaevon Berchtold and Presl 1820
genusAstrocaryumMeyer 1818

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. Astrocaryum Meyer 1818
show all | hide all
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: Oligocene or 33.90000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03India (Assam) A. sp. (224697)