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Leucosphaera

Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Amaranthaceae

Taxonomy
Leucosphaera was named by Gilg (1897). It is extant.

It was assigned to Amaranthaceae by Govaerts et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Leucosphaera Gilg
2023Leucosphaera Govaerts et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
Superasterids
orderCaryophyllales
familyAmaranthaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusLeucosphaeraGilg 1897

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. Leucosphaera Gilg 1897
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available