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Parnassia (grass of Parnassus)

Angiospermae - Lamiales - Bignoniaceae

Taxonomy
Parnassia was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Parnassia palustris.

It was assigned to Bignoniaceae by Chauhan (1991).

Species
P. palustris (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Parnassia Linnaeus
1991Parnassia Chauhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
—CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
—Superasterids
RankNameAuthor
—Asterids
—Euasterids
—Lamiids
orderLamiales
familyBignoniaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusParnassia

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. Parnassia Linnaeus 1753 [grass of Parnassus]
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Parnassia palustris 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 Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Worcestershire) Parnassia palustris (163070)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Himachal Pradesh) Parnassia sp. (228780 228781)