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Rosaceae (rose)

Angiospermae - Rosales - Rosaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Rosaceae Jussieu p. 334
1820Rosaceae Berchtold and Presl p. 232
1919Rosaceae Knowlton
1941Rosaceae MacGinitie
1962Rosaceae Chandler p. 38
1963Rosaceae Chandler p. 89
1964Rosaceae Chandler p. 116
1993Rosaceae McIver and Basinger
2000Rosaceae Mabberley
2008Rosaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029
2016Rosaceae Su and Zhou
2016Rosaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderRosales
familyRosaceae
familyRosaceae

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. Rosaceae Jussieu 1789 [rose]
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G. Acaena Mutis and Linneaus 1771
G. †Amelanchites McIver and Basinger 1993
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†Amelanchites similis Newberry 1868
G. Cercocarpus Humboldt et al. 1823
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†Cercocarpus antiquus Lesquereux 1878
†Cercocarpus orestesi Knowlton 1918
G. †Chamaebatiaria Brown 1937
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G. Chrysobalanus Linnaeus 1753
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†Chrysobalanus eocenica Berry 1916
†Chrysobalanus eoicaco MacGinitie 1941
†Chrysobalanus inaequalis Lesquereux 1859
†Chrysobalanus pollardiana Knowlton 1901
G. Cotoneaster Medikus 1789
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Cotoneaster nummularius Fischer and von Meyer 1836
G. Eriobotrya Lindley 1821
G. Exochorda Lindley
G. Filipendula Miller 1754
G. Fragaria Linnaeus 1753 [strawberry]
G. Hagenia Gmelin 1791
G. †Holodiscus Maximowicz 1879
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†Holodiscus elliptica Axelrod 1939
G. †Lyonothamnoxylon Page 1964
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G. †Lyonothamnus Gray 1885
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†Lyonothamnus mohavensis Axelrod 1939
G. †Maloidoxylon Grambast-Fessard 1966
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†Maloidoxylon castellanense Grambast-Fessard 1966
G. †Mengea Conwentz 1886
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†Mengea palaeogena Conwentz 1886
G. Parinari Aublet
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†Parinari kathgodamensis Prasad 1994
G. †Parinarioxylon Pfeiffer and Heurn 1928
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†Parinarioxylon itersonii Pfeiffer and Heurn 1928
†Parinarioxylon neyveliensis Awasthi and Agarwal 1986
†Parinarioxylon splendidum Trivedi and Ahuja 1979
G. †Photinia Lindley 1820
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Subg. †Photinia (Heteromeles) Dorf 1930
†Photinia pageae Wolfe and Wehr 1987
G. Physocarpus Rafinesque-Schmaltz
G. †Pomoxylon Hofmann 1944
G. Potentilla Linnaeus 1753 [cinquefoil]
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Potentilla anserina Linnaeus 1753
G. Poterium Linnaeus 1753
G. †Pruniphyllum Weyland 1948
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†Pruniphyllum prinoides Weber 1948
G. †Prunites McIver and Basinger 1993
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G. Prunus Linnaeus 1753 [plum]
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†Prunus acutifolia Newberry 1895
†Prunus antecedens Lesquereux 1891
†Prunus careyhurstia Brown 1962
†Prunus coloradensis Knowlton 1918
Prunus cornuta Wallich 1841
†Prunus cretacea Lesquereux 1868
†Prunus dakotensis Lesquereux 1883
†Prunus iwatense Watari 1941
†Prunus masoni LaMotte 1936
†Prunus merriami Knowlton 1902
†Prunus moragensis Axelrod 1944
†Prunus nabortensis Berry 1916
†Prunus palaeozippeliana Suzuki 1984
†Prunus perita Brown 1962
†Prunus polyporulosa Suzuki 1984
†Prunus preandersonii Axelrod 1937
†Prunus prefasciculata Axelrod 1939
†Prunus prefremontii Axelrod 1937
†Prunus rustii Knowlton 1926
†Prunus tufacea Knowlton 1902
†Prunus uviporulosa Suzuki 1984
†Prunus variabilis Newberry 1882
†Prunus wadiai Guleria and Lakhanpal 1983
G. Pygeum Gaertner 1788
G. Pyrus Linnaeus 1753 [pear]
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Pyrus communis Linnaeus 1753
†Pyrus cretacea Newberry 1868
Pyrus lanata Don 1825
Pyrus malus Linnaeus 1753
Pyrus pashia Buchanan-Hamilton 1825
G. Rosa Linnaeus 1753 [rose]
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†Rosa fortuita Su and Zhou 2016
†Rosa hilliae Lesquereux 1883
†Rosa inquirenda Knowlton 1916
Rosa macrophylla Lindley 1820
†Rosa miocenica Axelrod 1939
†Rosa ruskiniana Cockerell 1908
†Rosa scudderi Knowlton 1916
Rosa webbiana Wallich 1834
†Rosa wilmattae Cockerell 1908
G. †Rosaceaeoxylon Schilkina 1956
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†Rosaceaeoxylon spireaeoides Schilkina 1956
G. Rubus Linnaeus 1753 [bramble]
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†Rubus acutiformis Chandler 1925
†Rubus coloradense MacGinitie 1953
Rubus fruticosus Linnaeus 1753
†Rubus nebuloides Jordan 1997
†Rubus primaverae Frenguelli 1941
Rubus saxatilis Linnaeus 1753
G. Sanguisorba Linnaeus 1753 [burnet]
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Sanguisorba canadensis Linnaeus 1753
G. Sorbaria Braun 1860
G. Spiraea Linnaeus 1753 [meadowsweet]
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Spiraea alpina Pallas 1784
†Spiraea andersoni Heer 1869
G. †Vauquelinia Correa
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†Vauquelinia exigua MacGinitie 1941
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 Barremian to the top of the Holocene or 129.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 125.0 Ma

Collections (353 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0USA (Colorado) Prunus corrugis (40287)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Italy Holodiscus caillaudi, Holodiscus fallax (50802)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Wyoming) Prunus aspensis (102758 102759)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Wyoming) Prunus aspensis (31174)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Wyoming) Prunus aspensis (34972)
Coniacian - Campanian89.8 - 72.1Canada (British Columbia) Chrysobalanus nervillosus (35189 35219) Pyrus sp. (35218)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Rosaceae HC80 (48224 48239 48244 48288)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) Rosaceae SA 008 (133752 133753)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Amelanchites similis (34424) Amelanchites similis, Prunites maclearnii (34417 34419 34420 34431)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Montana) Prunus careyhurstia, Prunus perita (53846) Prunus corrugis (40935)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0China (Heilongjiang) Sorbaria wuyungense (223817)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Colorado) Prunus coloradensis (52846 52870 52933 52953) Prunus corrugis (43288 53011)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) Prunus corrugis (40083 57984)
Tertiary - Late/Upper Miocene66.0 - 5.333Russian Federation (Omsk) Potentilla pliocenica (24322)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58Japan (Nagano) Rosa usyuensis (22815)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Prunus prisca, Prunus druidum, Cotoneaster sheppyensis (22811)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Canada (British Columbia) Prunus sp., Rubus sp. (227994)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Canada (British Columbia) Prunus sp. (179231)
Ypresian - Eocene56.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Rubus acutiformis (23395)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Prunus corrugis (57980)