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Castanopsis (chinquapin)

Angiospermae - Fagales - Fagaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Castanopsis Spach
1919Castanopsis Knowlton
1941Castanopsis MacGinitie
1976Castanopsis Lakhanpal et al.
1991Castanopsis Chauhan
1996Castanopsis Liu et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderFagales
familyFagaceae
genusCastanopsisSpach 1842

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. Castanopsis Spach 1842 [chinquapin]
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Castanopsis ceratacantha Rehder and Wilson 1916
Castanopsis fissa Rehder and Wilson 1916
Castanopsis indica de Candolle 1863
Castanopsis longipetiolatum Knowlton 1899
Castanopsis perplexa Knowlton 1902
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Invalid names: Quercus browni Brooks 1935 [objective synonym]
Castanopsis rothwellii Wilf et al. 2019
Castanopsis tribuloides de Candolle 1863
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 Ypresian to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Argentina (Chubut) Magnoliopsida TY172 (133054)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Castanopsis sp. (237775)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (California) Castanopsis longipetiolatum (23995 23996 23997 23998 23999 24000 24002 24012 24013)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Oregon) Castanopsis crepetii (21220)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) Castanopsis franklinensis (22901 22902 22966)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Late/Upper Eocene27.3 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Castanopsis longifolius (35921)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63China (Yunnan) Castanopsis ceratacantha (223826)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Japan (Aichi) Castanopsis sp. (22820)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Washington) Salix perplexa (224391)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58India (West Bengal) Castanopsis tribuloides (223089)
Neogene23.04 - 2.58China (Yunnan) Castanopsis miotibetana (223949)
Hemingfordian - Barstovian18.5 - 12.5USA (California) Quercus browni (19206)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Poland (Silesia) Castanopsis pyramidata (28442)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Taiwan Castanopsis miocuspidata (223908)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (Brandenburg) Castanopsis salinarum (22930 27511)
Middle Miocene - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Germany (Brandenburg) Castanopsis salinarum (27380)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Germany (Brandenburg) Castanopsis salinarum (22896 22927 23352 23609 27379 27513) Castanopsis sp. (23661)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246China (Yunnan) Castanopsis sp. (11798)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333China (Yunnan) Castanopsis calathiformis, Castanopsis delavayi, Castanopsis tibetana (224406) Castanopsis predelavayi, Castanopsis miocuspidata (222698) Castanopsis sp., Castanopsis ceratacantha, Castanopsis indica (222695)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6Japan (Kouwa-cho) Castanopsis cuspidata (22827)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Nevada) Castanopsis sonomensis (35922)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Portugal Castanopsis castaneoideae (232145 232148)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58China (Sichuan) Castanopsis anningensis (223906 223940)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58China (Yunnan) Castanopsis sclerophylla, Castanopsis sp. (224402) Castanopsis sp. (224479)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774China (Guangxi) Castanopsis sp., Castanopsis fissa (223913)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Sikkim) Castanopsis sp. (228779)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan (Kyoto city) Castanopsis sp. (168083)