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Hamamelidaceae (witch-hazel)

Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Hamamelidaceae Brown
1919Hamamelidaceae Knowlton
1926Hamamelidaceae Knowlton
1941Hamamelidaceae MacGinitie
1961Hamamelidaceae Chandler p. 67
1962Hamamelidaceae Chandler p. 69
1963Hamamelidaceae Chandler p. 89
2000Hamamelidaceae Mabberley
2008Hamamelidaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029
2011Hamamelidaceae Jud
2015Hamamelidaceae Wu and Sun
2016Hamamelidaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
—CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
—Superrosids
orderSaxifragales
familyHamamelidaceaeBrown 1818
familyHamamelidaceaeBrown 1818

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.

Fm. Hamamelidaceae Brown 1818 [witch-hazel]
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G. †Allonia Magallon-Puebla et al. 1996
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G. †Androdecidua Magallon et al. 2001
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†Androdecidua endressii Magallon et al. 2001
G. †Corylopsiphyllum Koch 1963
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G. Corylopsis Siebold and Zuccarini 1835
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†Corylopsis bognorensis Chandler 1961
†Corylopsis latisperma Chandler 1961
†Corylopsis maii Collinson et al. 2012
†Corylopsis venablesi Chandler 1961
†Corylopsis waltheri Collinson et al. 2012
G. †Corylopsites Mathiesen 1932
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†Corylopsites groenlandicus Mathiesen 1932
G. Distylium Siebold and Zuccarini 1841
G. †Eoliquidambar Chandler 1961
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†Eoliquidambar hordwellensis Chandler 1961
G. Exbucklandia Brown 1946 [pipli]
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Invalid names: Symingtonia Steenis 1952 [synonym]
G. Fothergilla Murray 1774
G. †Hamamelidanthium Conwentz 1886
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†Hamamelidanthium succineum Conwentz 1886
G. Hamamelis Gronovius
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†Hamamelis prejaponicum Srivastava and Suzuki 2001
Hamamelis virginiana Linnaeus 1753
G. †Hamamelites Saporta 1865
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†Hamamelites cordatus Lesquereux 1883
†Hamamelites inaequalis Brown 1962
†Hamamelites quadrangularis Lesquereux 1868
†Hamamelites quercifolius Lesquereux 1883
†Hamamelites tenuinervis Lesquereux 1883
†Hamamelites voyana Lesquereux 1878
G. Liquidambar Linnaeus 1753 [sweetgum]
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†Liquidambar californicum Lesquereux 1878
†Liquidambar convexum Cockerell 1908
†Liquidambar cucharas Knowlton 1918
†Liquidambar dakotense Brown 1962
†Liquidambar europaeum Braun 1836
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Invalid names: Acerites pristinus Newberry 1868 [synonym], Liquidambar integrifolium Lesquereux 1868 [synonym]
†Liquidambar pachyphyllum Knowlton 1902
†Liquidambar palaeocenica Chandler 1961
Liquidambar peregrina Linnaeus 1753
†Liquidambar protensum Unger 1888
G. †Liquidambaroxylon Felix 1884
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G. Loropetalum Brown 1829
G. Mytilaria Lecompte 1924
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†Mytilaria boglei Collinson et al. 2012
G. Parrotia Meyer 1831 [ironwood]
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†Parrotia brevipetiolata Meyer and Manchester 1997
†Parrotia canfieldi Lesquereux 1891
†Parrotia cuneata Newberry 1882
†Parrotia grandidentata Lesquereux 1891
†Parrotia winchelli Lesquereux 1891
G. Parrotiopsis Niedenzu 1905
G. †Protoaltingia Reid and Chandler 1933
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†Protoaltingia europaea Reid and Chandler 1933
†Protoaltingia hantonensis Chandler 1962
G. Rhodoleia Hooker 1850
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†Rhodoleia tengchongensis Wu and Sun 2015
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 Cenomanian to the top of the Irvingtonian or 100.50000 to 0.21000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (244 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Wyoming) Liquidambar fontanella (34972)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Liquidambar integrifolium (153400)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Georgia) Allonia decandra, Hamamelidaceae indet. (28320)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2USA (Georgia) Allonia decandra (31513)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Carolina) Hamamelites cordatus (210092)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2China (Nei Mongol) Hamamelidaceae indet., Corylopsis crassa, Corylopsis sp. (71073)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Liquidambar sp. (165562)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Montana) Hamamelites inaequalis (40094 40933)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Alaska) Liquidambar type 1 (238558)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0China (Xinjiang) Exbucklandia microdictya (223851)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58Japan (Gunma) Liquidambar miosinica (22768)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58Japan (Oosani) Liquidambar protopalmata (22826)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58Japan (Aichi) Liquidambar miosinica (22819)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0United Kingdom (England) Hamamelidaceae indet., Liquidambar palaeocenica (21218 23315)
Clarkforkian57.5 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) Hamamelidaceae sp. 1 (11356) Hamamelidaceae sp.1 (11380 11458)
Graybullian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) Hamamelidaceae sp. 1 (11336 11337 11338 11342 11349 11475 11476 11477 11490 11493 11495 11496 11502) Hamamelidaceae sp.1 (11363 11370 11394 11395 11397 11400 11406)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Hamamelidaceae indet. (23397) Hamamelidaceae indet., Corylopsis venablesi, Corylopsis bognorensis, Corylopsis latisperma (21249) Hamamelidaceae indet., Liquidambar eocenicum, Protoaltingia europaea (22811) Protoaltingia hantonensis (23398)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Canada (British Columbia) Fothergilla dunthornei (227994)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Alaska) Liquidambar type 1 (237809 238476 238562 238563 238564 238566 238569 238571) Liquidambar type 2 (237810) Liquidambar type A (237833 237834 237835 237839) Liquidambar type B (237837)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Fothergilla durhamensis (22993)