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Gaultheria (wintergreen)

Angiospermae - Ericales - Ericaceae

Taxonomy
Gaultheria was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Gaultheria procumbens.

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

Species
G. procumbens (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
G. leiocarpa, G. primorica, G. rudireticulata, G. striatula

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Gaultheria Linnaeus
1976Gaultheria Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderEricales()
familyEricaceae
genusGaultheria

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. Gaultheria Linnaeus 1753 [wintergreen]
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Gaultheria procumbens Linnaeus 1753
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Serravallian or 27.30000 to 11.63000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (Brandenburg) Gaultheria leiocarpa (26515)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Brandenburg) Gaultheria striatula (23060)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Germany (Brandenburg) Gaultheria rudireticulata (23050 23055 23058)