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Hernandia

Taxonomy
Hernandia was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Hernandia sonora.

It was assigned to Plantae by Linnaeus (1753).

Species
H. sonora (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Hernandia Linnaeus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusHernandia

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. Hernandia Linnaeus 1753
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Hernandia sonora 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 Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 23.04000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58Panama (Herrera) H. sp. (34325)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58Venezuela (Anzoategui) H. sp. (31247)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.04 - 5.333Colombia (Santander) H. tongi (32100)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.04 - 5.333Venezuela (Zulia) H. tongi (31275)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Venezuela (Zulia) H. tongi (31277)