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Lychnis

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

It was assigned to Plantae by Linnaeus (1753).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Lychnis Linnaeus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusLychnis

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. Lychnis Linnaeus 1753
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Lychnis alpina Linnaeus 1753
Lychnis apetala Linnaeus 1753
Lychnis chalcedonica Linnaeus 1753
Lychnis dioica Linnaeus 1753
Lychnis floscuculi Linnaeus 1753
Lychnis sibirica Linnaeus 1753
Lychnis viscaria Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Piacenzian or 11.63000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Japan (Aichi) L. sp. (22820)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6France (Elsass) L. floscuculi (21222)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Germany (Thuringia) L. floscuculi (22778)