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Calligonum

Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae

Taxonomy
Calligonum was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Calligonum polygonoides.

It was assigned to Polygonaceae by Chauhan (1991).

Species
C. polygonoides (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Calligonum Linnaeus
1991Calligonum Chauhan

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

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. Calligonum Linnaeus 1753
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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: Quaternary or 2.58000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Rajasthan) C. sp. (228785 228811 228812)