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Superasterids

Angiospermae

Taxonomy
Superasterids was named by The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).

It was assigned to Coreeudicots by The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).

Subtaxa
Asterids, Berberidopsidales, Caryophyllales, Santalales
Sister taxa
Asterids

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Superasterids The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
—CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
—Superasterids
—Superasterids

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.

Unr. Superasterids The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2016
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Unr. Asterids The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2016
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Or. Cornales Link 1829
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Fm. †Alangiaceae de Candolle
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G. †Alangioxylon Awasthi 1969
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†Alangioxylon scalariforme Awasthi 1969
G. Alangium Lamarck 1783
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†Alangium jenkinsi Chandler 1961
†Alangium nepalensis Konomatsu and Awasthi 1999
Invalid names: Marlea Roxburgh 1820 [synonym]
Fm. †Cornaceae Dumortier 1825
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G. †Alangiophyllum Potbury 1935
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G. †Cornophyllum Newberry 1895
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†Cornophyllum obtusatum Berry 1919
†Cornophyllum vetustum Newberry 1895
G. Cornus Linnaeus 1753 [dogwood]
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Cornus acuminata Weber 1852
Cornus canadensis Linnaeus 1753
†Cornus cecilensis Berry 1911
†Cornus emmonsii Ward 1885
†Cornus ettingshausenii Gardner 1883
†Cornus ferox Unger 1850
Cornus florida Linnaeus 1753
†Cornus forchhammeri Heer 1882
†Cornus fosteri Ward 1885
Cornus glabrata Bentham 1844
†Cornus glandulosa Chandler 1926
†Cornus holmesii Lesquereux 1873
†Cornus hyperborea Heer 1871
†Cornus impressa Lesquereux 1873
†Cornus incompletus Lesquereux 1868
†Cornus kelloggii Lesquereux 1878
†Cornus krassilovii Manchester et al. 2009
Cornus macrophylla Wallich 1820
Cornus mas Linnaeus 1753
†Cornus multilocularis Reid and Chandler 1933
†Cornus nebrascensis Schimper 1874
†Cornus neomexicana Knowlton 1917
†Cornus obesus Dawson 1893
†Cornus orbifera Heer 1853
†Cornus ovalis Lesquereux 1878
†Cornus praecox Lesquereux 1891
†Cornus quadrilocularis Chandler 1962
†Cornus rhamnifolia Weber 1852
Cornus sanguinea Linnaeus 1753
†Cornus studeri Heer 1859
†Cornus suborbifera Lesquereux 1878
Cornus suecica Linnaeus 1753
†Cornus swingii Manchester et al. 2009
†Cornus tsuyazakiensis Suzuki 1982
†Cornus wrightii Knowlton 1899
G. Dendrobenthamia Hutchinson 1942
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G. †Diplomastixia Kirchheimer 1934
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†Diplomastixia carinata Kirchheimer 1934
G. Dunstania Reid and Chandler 1933
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†Dunstania lakensis Chandler 1962
G. †Eomastixia Chandler 1926
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†Eomastixia bilocularis Chandler 1926
†Eomastixia rugosa Zenker 1833
†Eomastixia rugosus Zenker 1833
†Eomastixia urceolata Chandler 1962
G. †Ganitrocera Kirchheimer 1934
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†Ganitrocera holzapfeli Kirchheimer 1934
G. †Hartzia Nikitin 1965
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†Hartzia rosenkjari Hartz 1965
G. †Lanfrancia Reid and Chandler 1933
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†Lanfrancia subglobosa Reid and Chandler 1933
G. †Langtonia Reid and Chandler 1933
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†Langtonia bisulcata Reid and Chandler 1933
G. †Mastixicarpum Chandler 1926
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†Mastixicarpum crassum Chandler 1926
G. †Mastixioidiocarpum Scott 1954
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G. †Muzquizoxylon Estrada-Ruiz et al. 2010
G. †Nyssidium Heer 1870
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†Nyssidium ekmani Heer 1870
G. †Platymastixia Kirchheimer 1934
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†Platymastixia cacaoides Zenker 1934
G. †Plexiplica Kirchheimer 1935
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†Plexiplica reidi Kirchheimer 1935
G. †Portnallia Chandler 1961
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†Portnallia bognorensis Chandler 1961
†Portnallia sheppeyensis Chandler 1961
G. †Retinomastixia Kirchheimer 1938
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†Retinomastixia schultei Kirchheimer 1938
G. †Tectocarya Kirchheimer 1934
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†Tectocarya lusatica Kirchheimer 1934
G. †Xylomastixia Kirchheimer 1938
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†Xylomastixia lusatica Kirchheimer 1938
Invalid names: Cornaceophyllum Karanjekar 1985 [nomen nudum], Cornoideae [empty], Mastixioideae [empty]
Fm. †Hydrangeaceae Dumortier 1829
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G. †Carpenterianthus Borsuk 1935
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G. Camptotheca Decaisne 1873
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†Camptotheca kyushuensis Suzuki 1975
G. †Davidoidea Johnson 1937
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†Davidoidea hebridica Johnson 1937
G. †Lucknowia Thiergart and Frantz 1963
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†Lucknowia sahnii Thiergart and Frantz 1963
G. Nyssa Linnaeus 1753 [tupelo]
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†Nyssa acuticostata Perkins 1906
Nyssa aquatica Linnaeus 1753
†Nyssa aquaticaformis Berry 1916
†Nyssa arctica Heer 1869
†Nyssa ascoidea Perkins 1904
Nyssa biflora Walter 1788
†Nyssa buddiana Ward 1885
†Nyssa californica MacGinitie 1941
†Nyssa clarkii Perkins 1904
†Nyssa complanata Lesquereux 1861
†Nyssa cooperi Chandler 1961
†Nyssa crassicostata Perkins 1904
†Nyssa cuneata Newberry 1863
†Nyssa curta Perkins 1904
†Nyssa cylindrica Perkins 1904
†Nyssa denveriana Knowlton 1919
†Nyssa disseminata Kirchheimer 1937
†Nyssa elongata Perkins 1904
†Nyssa eolignitica Berry 1916
†Nyssa equicostata Perkins 1904
†Nyssa europaea Unger 1845
†Nyssa excavata Perkins 1904
†Nyssa gracilis Berry 1909
†Nyssa jonesii Perkins 1904
†Nyssa laevigata Lesquereux 1861
†Nyssa lamellosa Perkins 1904
†Nyssa lanceolata Lesquereux 1872
†Nyssa lescurii Hitchcock 1862
†Nyssa microcarpa Lesquereux 1861
†Nyssa multicostata Perkins 1904
†Nyssa ovalis Perkins 1906
†Nyssa ovata Perkins 1904
†Nyssa racemosa Knowlton 1898
†Nyssa snowiana Lesquereux 1891
†Nyssa solea Perkins 1904
Nyssa sylvatica Marshall 1785
Nyssa uniflora Walter 1788
†Nyssa vetusta Newberry 1868
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Invalid names: Magnolia obovata Newberry 1868 [synonym]
†Nyssa wilcoxiana Berry 1916
G. †Nyssites Geyler 1887
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†Nyssites obovatus Weber 1851
G. †Nyssoidea Chandler 1962
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†Nyssoidea eocenica Chandler 1962
G. †Nyssoxylon Maedel 1959
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†Nyssoxylon japonicum Maedel 1959
G. †Palaeonyssa Reid and Chandler 1933
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†Palaeonyssa multilocularis Reid and Chandler 1933
G. †Paleodavidia Miki 1956
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G. †Protonyssa Reid and Chandler 1933
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†Protonyssa bilocularis Reid and Chandler 1933
G. †Pseudonyssa Kinkelin 1900
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†Pseudonyssa palmiformis Kinkelin 1900
Invalid names: Davidiaceae [synonym]
Invalid names: Curtisiaceae Takhtajan 1987 [empty], Grubbiaceae Endlicher 1841 [empty], Hydrostachyaceae Engler 1894 [empty], Loasaceae de Candolle 1804 [empty]
Unr. Euasterids The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2016
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Or. Apiales Nakai 1930
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Fm. Apiaceae Lindley 1836
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Invalid names: Umbelliferae de Jussieu [synonym]
Fm. Araliaceae Jussieu 1789
G. †Hederaephyllum Fontaine 1889
G. †Hederophyllum Velenovsky 1889
G. Hydrocotyle Linnaeus 1753 [water pennywort]
G. †Hydrocotylophyllum Teixeira 1947
G. Oenanthe Linnaeus 1753 [water dropwort]
Fm. †Pittosporaceae Brown 1814
Invalid names: Griseliniaceae Forster and Forster 1839 [empty], Myodocarpaceae Doweld 2001 [empty], Pennantiaceae Agardh 1858 [empty], Torricelliaceae Hu 1934 [empty]
Or. Aquifoliales Senft 1856
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Fm. †Aquifoliaceae Richard 1820
G. Irvingbaileya Howard 1943
Fm. Stemonuraceae Karehed 2001
Invalid names: Cardiopteridaceae von Blume 1847 [empty], Helwingiaceae Decne. 1836 [empty], Phyllonomaceae Small 1905 [empty]
Or. Asterales Link 1829
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G. Argophyllum Forster and Forster 1775
Fm. Asteraceae Berchtold and Presl 1820 [daisy]
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Invalid names: Compositae Giseke 1792 [synonym], Tubuliflorae [synonym]
Fm. †Campanulaceae de Jussieu 1789
Fm. †Goodeniaceae Brown 1810
Fm. †Menyanthaceae von Berchtold and Presl 1829
Fm. †Stylidiaceae Brown 1810
G. Stylidium Swartz 1805
Invalid names: Alseuosmiaceae Airy Shaw 1965 [empty], Argophyllaceae Takhtajan 1987 [empty], Calyceraceae Richard 1820 [empty], Donatiaceae Chandler [empty], Pentaphragmataceae Agardh 1858 [empty], Phellinaceae Takhtajan 1967 [empty], Rousseaceae de Candolle 1839 [empty]
Or. Bruniales Dumortier 1829
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Invalid names: Bruniaceae von Berchtold and Presl 1825 [empty], Columelliaceae Don 1828 [empty]
Or. Dipsacales Berchtold and Presl 1820
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Fm. Adoxaceae Meyer 1839 [moschatel]
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Invalid names: Viburnaceae Raf [synonym]
Fm. Caprifoliaceae de Jussieu 1789 [honeysuckle]
Fm. †Dipsacaceae de Jussieu
Fm. Valerianaceae Batsch 1802
Invalid names: Morinaceae Rafinesque-Schmaltz [empty]
Or. Escalloniales Brown 1835
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Fm. Escalloniaceae Brown 1829
Or. Paracryphiales Takhtajan 1992
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Fm. †Paracryphiaceae Airy Shaw 1965
Invalid names: Quintiniaceae [empty]
Unr. Lamiids The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2016
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Or. Boraginales Berchtold and Presl 1820
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Fm. Boraginaceae de Jussieu 1789 [borage]
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Invalid names: Codonaceae Weigend and Hilger [synonym]
Fm. Heliotropiaceae Schrader 1819
Or. Garryales Lindley 1835
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Fm. †Eucommiaceae Engler 1907
Invalid names: Garryaceae Lindley 1834 [empty]
Or. Gentianales Berchtold and Presl 1820
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Fm. Apocynaceae de Jussieu 1789 [dogbane]
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Invalid names: Asclepiadaceae Borkhausen [synonym]
Fm. †Gelsemiaceae Struwe and Albert 1995
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Invalid names: Pteleocarpaceae Brummitt [synonym]
Fm. Gentianaceae de Jussieu 1789 [gentian]
G. †Jenkinsella Reid and Chandler 1933
Fm. †Loganiaceae Martinov 1827
Fm. Rubiaceae Jussieu 1789 [coffee]
Invalid names: Geniostomaceae Struwe and Albert [empty], Strychnaceae Perleb [empty]
Or. Icacinales Tiegh
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Fm. Icacinaceae Miers 1851 [white pear]
Invalid names: Oncothecaceae Airy Shaw 1965 [empty]
Or. Lamiales Bromhead 1838
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Fm. Acanthaceae de Jussieu 1789 [acanthus]
Fm. Bignoniaceae de Jussieu 1789 [trumpet vine]
Fm. Lamiaceae Martinov 1820 [mint]
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Invalid names: Labiatae de Jussieu [synonym]
Fm. †Lentibulariaceae Richard 1808
G. Micranthemum Michaux 1803
Fm. Oleaceae Hoffmannsegg and Link 1809
Fm. †Orobanchaceae Ventenat 1799
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Invalid names: Lindenbergiaceae Doweld [synonym], Rehmanniaceae Reveal [synonym]
G. †Paulownioxylon Watari 1948
Fm. †Pedaliaceae Brown 1810
Fm. Plantaginaceae Jussieu 1789 [plantain]
Fm. Scrophulariaceae de Jussieu 1789 [figwort]
Fm. Verbenaceae Saint-Hilaire 1805 [verbena]
Invalid names: Avicenniaceae Endlicher [empty], Byblidaceae Domin 1922 [empty], Calceolariaceae Olmstead 2001 [empty], Carlemanniaceae Airy Shaw 1965 [empty], Cyclocheilaceae Marais [empty], Gesneriaceae de Candolle 1816 [empty], Lennoaceae zu Solms-Laubach [empty], Linderniaceae Borsch et al. 2005 [empty], Martyniaceae Horan. 1847 [empty], Mazaceae Reveal [empty], Paulowniaceae Nakai 1949 [empty], Phrymaceae Schauer 1847 [empty], Plocospermataceae Hutchinson 1973 [empty], Schlegeliaceae Reveal 1996 [empty], Stilbaceae Kunth 1831 [empty], Tetrachondraceae Wettst. 1924 [empty], Thomandersiaceae Sreem. 1977 [empty]
Or. †Metteniusales Takht
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Invalid names: Metteniusaceae Karst ex Schnizl [empty]
Or. †Vahliales Dandy
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Invalid names: Vahliaceae Dandy 1959 [empty]
Or. Berberidopsidales Doweld 2001
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Invalid names: Aextoxicaceae Engler and Gilg 1920 [empty], Berberidopsidaceae Takhtajan 1985 [empty]
Or. Caryophyllales Berchtold and Presl 1820
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Fm. †Amaranthaceae de Jussieu 1789
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G. Aerva Forsskål 1775
G. Alternanthera Forskål 1775 [joyweed]
G. Amaranthus Linnaeus 1753
G. Chenopodium Linnaeus 1753 [goosefoot]
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Chenopodium album Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium altissimum Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium aristatum Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium botrys Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium fruticosum Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium glaucum Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium hirsutum Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium hybridum Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium multifidum Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium murale Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium rubrum Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium salsum Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium scoparia Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium urbicum Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium virginicum Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium viride Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium vulvaria Linnaeus 1753
G. Deeringia Brown 1810
G. Psilotrichum Blume 1826
Fm. †Ancistrocladaceae Walpers 1851
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G. Ancistrocladus Wallich 1829
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†Ancistrocladus suraikholaensis Prasad and Pandey 2008
Fm. †Cactaceae de Jussieu 1789
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G. †Eopuntia Chaney 1944
Fm. Caryophyllaceae Jussieu 1789 [carnation]
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G. †Caryophyllaceaepites Biswas 1962
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G. †Caryophylloflora Jordan and Macphail 2003
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†Caryophylloflora paleogenica Jordan and Macphail 2003
G. †Centrospermocarpon Sheikh and Khubalkar 1982
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†Centrospermocarpon chitaleyi Sheikh and Khubalkar 1982
G. Cerastium Linnaeus 1753 [chickweed]
G. Cucubalus Linnaeus 1753
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†Cucubalus prebaccifer Huang et al. 2013
G. Dianthus Linnaeus 1753
G. †Gypsophila Linnaeus 1753
G. Spergula Linnaeus 1753 [spurrey]
G. Stellaria Linnaeus 1753
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Stellaria media Linnaeus 1753
Stellaria petiolaris von Handel-Mazzetti 1940
Invalid names: Alsinaceae [synonym]
Fm. Chenopodiaceae Ventenant 1799
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G. Atriplex Linnaeus 1753 [orache]
G. †Chenopodipollis Krutzsch 1966
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†Chenopodipollis multicavus Anzotegui and Cuadrado 1996
†Chenopodipollis multiplex Krutzsch 1966
G. †Chenopodites Saporta 1889
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†Chenopodites helicoides Saporta 1889
G. Suaeda Forsskål 1776 [seepweed]
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Suaeda maritima Linnaeus 1753
Fm. †Droseraceae Salisbury 1808
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G. †Aldrovanda Linnaeus
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†Aldrovanda intermedia Reid and Chandler 1926
G. Drosera Linnaeus 1753 [sundew]
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Drosera peltata Thunberg 1797
Drosera rotundifolia Linnaeus 1753
G. †Droseridites Potonié 1960
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†Droseridites baculites Ibrahim 1996
†Droseridites parvus Dutta and Sah 1970
†Droseridites senonicus Jardiné and Magloire 1965
†Droseridites spinosa Cookson 1947
G. †Hantsia Chandler 1960
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†Hantsia pulchra Chandler 1925
G. †Lymingtonia Erdtman 1960
Fm. Montiaceae Rafinesque 1820
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G. Montia Linnaeus 1753 [miner's lettuce]
Fm. †Nyctaginaceae de Jussieu 1789
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G. Boerhavia Linnaeus 1753 [spiderling]
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Boerhavia diffusa Linnaeus 1753
Boerhavia erecta Linnaeus 1753
Boerhavia repens Linnaeus 1753
Boerhavia scandens Linnaeus 1753
G. †Nyctaginites Berry 1938
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G. Pisonia Linnaeus 1753 [birdcatcher tree]
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†Pisonia claibornensis Berry 1914
†Pisonia cretacea Berry 1910
†Pisonia eolignitica Berry 1916
†Pisonia puryearensis Berry 1916
†Pisonia racemosa Lesquereux 1873
Fm. †Petiveriaceae Agardh
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Invalid names: Rivinaceae Agardh [synonym]
G. †Phenanthera Hollick 1907
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†Phenanthera petalifera Hollick 1907
Fm. †Phytolaccaceae Brown 1818
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G. †Coahuilacarpon Cevallos-Ferriz et al. 2008
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†Coahuilacarpon phytolaccoides Cevallos-Ferriz et al. 2008
G. †Stachycarpus Meunier 1898
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†Stachycarpus eocenica Meunier 1898
Fm. Plumbaginaceae Jussieu 1789
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G. Statice Linnaeus 1753
Fm. Polygonaceae Jussieu 1789 [knotweed]
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G. Calligonum Linnaeus 1753
G. Coccoloba Linnaeus 1753
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†Coccoloba laevigata Lesquereux 1872
G. Coccolobis Browne 1758
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†Coccolobis eolignitica Berry 1916
G. †Coccolobites Berry 1916
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†Coccolobites cretaceus Berry 1916
G. Muehlenbeckia Meisner 1841
G. Oxyria Hill 1765
G. Persicaria Linnaeus 1753
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†Persicaria tertiaria Small 1895
G. †Polycolporopollenites Kedves 1965
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†Polycolporopollenites esobalteus Pocknall and Mildenhall 1984
G. †Polygonacidites Sah and Dutta 1968
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†Polygonacidites frequens Sah and Dutta 1968
G. †Polygonites Saporta 1865
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†Polygonites ulmaceus Saporta 1865
G. †Polygonocarpum Weyland 1937
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†Polygonocarpum curtisii Manchester and O'Leary 2010
†Polygonocarpum fimbriatum Weyland 1938
†Polygonocarpum johnsonii Manchester and O'Leary 2010
G. Polygonum Linnaeus 1753
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Polygonum nepalense Meisner 1826
G. Rumex Linnaeus 1753 [dock]
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Rumex acetosella Linnaeus 1753
Fm. Portulacaceae de Jussieu 1789 [purslane]
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G. Portulaca Linnaeus 1753
Fm. Tamaricaceae Link 1821 [tamarisk]
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G. †Tamaricoxylon Boureau 1951
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†Tamaricoxylon africanum Kraeusel 1939
G. Tamarix Linnaeus 1753 [tamarisk]
Invalid names: Achatocarpaceae Heimerl 1934 [empty], Aizoaceae Martinov 1820 [empty], Anacampserotaceae [empty], Asteropeiaceae Takhtajan 1990 [empty], Barbeuiaceae Nakai 1942 [empty], Basellaceae Rafinesque-Schmaltz 1837 [empty], Didiereaceae Radlkofer 1896 [empty], Dioncophyllaceae Airy Shaw 1952 [empty], Drosophyllaceae Chrtek et al. 1989 [empty], Frankeniaceae Desvaux 1817 [empty], Gisekiaceae Nakai 1942 [empty], Halophytaceae Soriano 1984 [empty], Hectorellaceae Philipson and Skipworth [empty], Kewaceae Christenh [empty], Limeaceae Shipunov 2005 [empty], Lophiocarpaceae Doweld and Reveal 2008 [empty], Macarthuriaceae Christenh [empty], Microteaceae Schäferhoff and Borsch [empty], Molluginaceae Rafinesque-Schmaltz 1825 [empty], Nepenthaceae von Berchtold and Presl 1829 [empty], Physenaceae Takhtajan 1985 [empty], Rhabdodendraceae Prance 1968 [empty], Sarcobataceae Behnke 1997 [empty], Simmondsiaceae Reveal and Hoogland 1900 [empty], Stegnospermataceae Nakai 1942 [empty], Talinaceae Doweld 2001 [empty]
Or. Santalales Brown 1820
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G. †Anacolosidites Krutzsch 1959
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†Anacolosidites diffusa Archangelsky 1973
†Anacolosidites luteoides Cookson and Pike 1954
G. Exocarpos Labillardière 1800
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Invalid names: Exocarpus Persoon 1807 [replaced]
Fm. Loranthaceae de Jussieu 1808 [mistletoe]
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G. †Enantioblastos Goeppert and Berendt 1845
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†Enantioblastos viscoides Goeppert and Berendt 1845
G. †Gothanipollis Krutzsch 1959
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†Gothanipollis bassensis Stover 1973
G. †Loranthacites Conwentz 1886
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†Loranthacites succineus Conwentz 1886
G. †Loranthophyllum Unger 1864
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G. Loranthus von Jacquin 1762
G. †Magnicutis Schneider 1969
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†Magnicutis glandulosa Schneider 1969
G. Phoradendron Nuttall 1848
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G. †Scollardia Srivastava
G. †Syncolporites Van der Hammen 1954
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†Syncolporites grandioratus Ramanujam 1966
†Syncolporites incomptus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964
†Syncolporites lisamae Van der Hammen 1954
†Syncolporites marginatus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964
†Syncolporites poricostatus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1966
†Syncolporites subtilis Boltenhagen 1976
G. †Viscophyllum Knoll 1904
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†Viscophyllum morloti Unger 1904
Fm. †Olacaceae Martinov 1818
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G. Erythropalum Blume
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†Erythropalum europaeum Reid and Chandler 1933
†Erythropalum jenkinsi Chandler 1961
†Erythropalum turbinatum Chandler 1961
G. Olax Linnaeus 1753
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†Olax bankasii Prasad and Pandey 2008
Olax zeylanica Linnaeus 1753
G. Strombosia Blume
G. †Trioculata Thiergart and Frantz 1963
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†Trioculata riedeli Thiergart and Frantz 1963
Invalid names: Aptandraceae Miers [synonym], Coulaceae Tiegh [synonym], Erythropalaceae Planch ex Miq [synonym], Octoknemaceae Soler [synonym], Strombosiaceae Tiegh [synonym], Ximeniaceae Horan [synonym], Ximenioxylon Trivedi and Srivastava 1979 [nomen nudum]
Fm. †Santalaceae Brown 1810
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G. Osyris Linnaeus 1753
G. †Santalaceaepites Biswas 1962
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G. Santalum Linnaeus 1753
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†Santalum americanum Lesquereux 1883
G. †Thesianthium Conwentz 1886
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†Thesianthium inclusum Conwentz 1886
Invalid names: Amphorogynaceae Nickrent and Der [synonym], Cervantesiaceae Nickrent and Der [synonym], Comandraceae Nickrent and Der [synonym], Nanodeaceae Nickrent and Der [synonym], Thesiaceae Vest [synonym], Viscaceae Batsch [synonym]
Fm. Schoepfiaceae Blume 1850
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G. Schoepfia Schreber 1789
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†Schoepfia deueli Janssen 1940
Invalid names: Balanophoraceae Richard 1822 [empty], Eremolepidaceae Nakai [empty], Medusandraceae Brenan [empty], Misodendraceae Agardh 1858 [empty], Opiliaceae Valeton 1886 [empty]
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 Hauterivian to the top of the Holocene or 132.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 129.4 Ma

Collections (1332 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5USA (South Dakota) Viburnites Evansanus (34868)
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5Canada (British Columbia) Aralia wellingtoniana (31384)
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Araliaephyllum cachetamanense, Bignonites chalianus (153393)
Early/Lower Cretaceous - Late/Upper Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0Antarctica (Antarctic peninsula) Ilexpollenites indet. (172746)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4USA (California) Onoana californica (216252)
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0Sudan (West Kurdufan) Droseridites senonicus (145177)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Kansas) Aralia newberryi (102722) Aralia ravniana (102992) Aralia ravniana, Aralia polymorpha (29018)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Canada (British Columbia) Araliaephyllum westoni (24892)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Canada (Alberta) Aralia sp. (24840) Araliaephyllum westoni (24838 24839 24842)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Russian Federation Araliaephyllum dentatum (34627 34771 34800) Araliaephyllum medium (34792) Araliaephyllum sp. (34778)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Sudan (Sotuh Kurdufan) Syncolporites marginatus (145152)
Albian - Turonian113.0 - 89.8Australia (Victoria) Ilexpollenites indet. (163583)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6USA (Virginia) Platanophyllum crassinerve, Aralia dubia (106317)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Montana) Araliaephyllum westonii (29138) Araliaephyllum westonii, Aralia wellingtonia (31171)
Late/Upper Albian - Cretaceous105.3 - 66.0Antarctica Araliaephyllum quinquelobatus (32472 32473) Hydrocotylophyllum alexandri (32471)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (Alberta) Araliaephyllum groenlandica (31901)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Utah) Ilex serrata (31968)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Bignonites chalianus (140359)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Aralia veatchii (31382) Araliaephyllum artocarpoides, Fraxinus leii, Cornophyllum wardii (34971) Viburnum montanum (34973)
Senonian100.5 - 66.0Senegal (Dakar) Syncolporites sp., Droseridites senonicus (137363)