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Ludwigia (water-purslane)

Angiospermae - Myrtales - Onagraceae

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

It was assigned to Onagraceae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976), Chauhan (1991).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Jussiaea Linnaeus
1753Ludwigia Linnaeus
1976Ludwigia Lakhanpal et al.
1991Ludwigia Chauhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderMyrtalesJussieu 1820
familyOnagraceaede Jussieu 1789
genusLudwigia

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. Ludwigia Linnaeus 1753 [water-purslane]
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Invalid names: Jussiaea Linnaeus 1753 [synonym]
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 Pleistocene or 27.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.04Germany (Saxony) Ludwigia krauselii (25574)
Rupelian - Tertiary33.9 - 2.58Germany (Brandenburg) Ludwigia kraeuselii (24316)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (Sachsen) Ludwigia krauselii (24179)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Massachusetts) Ludwigia sp. (231797 231824)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Brandenburg) Ludwigia krauselii (27378)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Germany (Saxen) Ludwigia cucullifera (22898) Ludwigia palustris (22897)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Germany (Brandenburg) Ludwigia cucullifera (23044 23056 23616 23677 27013 27379 27524) Ludwigia cucullifera, Ludwigia palustris (23355) Ludwigia palustris (22899 23025 23611 23618 27066)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Germany (Sachsen) Ludwigia cucullifera, Ludwigia palustris (27515) Ludwigia palustris (27381)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Germany (Sachsen) Ludwigia palustris (27277)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Italy (Umbria) Ludwigia palustris (51757 51758)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Germany (Thuringen) Ludwigia palustris (22783)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Germany (Thuringia) Ludwigia palustris (22778)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117India (Jammu and Kashmir) Ludwigia sp. (228772)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117India (West Bengal) Ludwigia sp. (228819)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Tamil Nadu) Ludwigia sp. (228848 228849)