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Dianthus

Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Caryophyllaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Dianthus Linnaeus
1991Dianthus Srivastava

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
Superasterids
orderCaryophyllales
familyCaryophyllaceae
genusDianthus

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. Dianthus Linnaeus 1753
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Dianthus alpinus Linnaeus 1753
Dianthus arboreus Linnaeus 1753
Dianthus arenarius Linnaeus 1753
Dianthus armeria Linnaeus 1753
Dianthus barbatus Linnaeus 1753
Dianthus caryophyllus Linnaeus 1753
Dianthus chinensis Linnaeus 1753
Dianthus deltoides Linnaeus 1753
Dianthus fruticosus Linnaeus 1753
Dianthus glaucus Linnaeus 1753
Dianthus plumarius Linnaeus 1753
Dianthus prolifer Linnaeus 1753
Dianthus saxifragus 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 Paleogene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 66.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04India (Madhya Pradesh) D. sp. (224606)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Worcestershire) D. carthusianorum (163070 163075)