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Florissantia
Taxonomy
Florissantia was named by Knowlton (1916) [Emended genus. Type: Florissantia physalis Knowlton 1916 ]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Solanaceae by Knowlton (1919); to Convolvulaceae by Andrews (1970); and to Sterculiaceae by Manchester (1992) and Manchester (2001).
It was assigned to Solanaceae by Knowlton (1919); to Convolvulaceae by Andrews (1970); and to Sterculiaceae by Manchester (1992) and Manchester (2001).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1916 | Florissantia Knowlton |
| 1919 | Florissantia Knowlton |
| 1970 | Florissantia Andrews |
| 1992 | Florissantia Manchester |
| 2001 | Florissantia Manchester |
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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. †Florissantia Knowlton 1916
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†Florissantia ashwillii Manchester 1992
†Florissantia physalis Knowlton 1916
†Florissantia quilchenensis Manchester 1992
†Florissantia speirii Manchester 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 56.00000 to 28.40000 Ma
Collections (13 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ypresian | Canada (British Columbia) | F. quilchenensis (31677) | |
| Eocene | Canada (British Columbia) | F. quilchenensis (179231) | |
| Middle Eocene | USA (Oregon) | F. ashwillii (31681) F. speirii (31676) | |
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Holmskioldia sperii (24209) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | USA (Oregon) | F. speirii (31675 35220 35221 35235 35236 35237 35238) | |
| Oligocene | USA (Oregon) | F. sp. (237756) |