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Viscum

Taxonomy
Viscum was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Viscum album.

It was assigned to Plantae by Linnaeus (1753).

Species
V. album (type species), V. opuntioides, V. purpureum, V. rubrum, V. terrestre, V. verticillatum
Species lacking formal opinion data
V. miquelii, V. ponholzense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Viscum Linnaeus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusViscum

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. Viscum Linnaeus 1753
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Viscum album Linnaeus 1753
Viscum opuntioides Linnaeus 1753
Viscum purpureum Linnaeus 1753
Viscum rubrum Linnaeus 1753
Viscum terrestre Linnaeus 1753
Viscum verticillatum 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 Chattian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 27.30000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (Sachsen) V. miquelii (24179 24183 24533 26508)
Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Germany (Brandenburg) V. miquelii (23683)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Switzerland (Zürich) V. sp. (46327)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Brandenburg) V. miquelii (23062 27378) V. sp. (23060 23685)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (Brandenburg) V. miquelii (27516)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Germany (Brandenburg) V. miquelii (22899 23058 23355 23616 23618 23657 27514 27524)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Germany (Sachsen) V. miquelii (27381)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Germany (North Rhine) V. sp. (28053 28055)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Germany (North Rhine Westphalia) V. sp. (27921 28044)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6France (Elsass) V. ponholzense (21222)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Germany (Sachsen) V. miquelii (27277)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Portugal V. sp. (232144 232147)