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Tabernaemontana (milkwood)

Angiospermae - Gentianales - Apocynaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Tabernaemontana Linnaeus
1941Tabernaemontana MacGinitie
2008Tabernaemontana Prasad

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
Superasterids
RankNameAuthor
Asterids
Euasterids
Lamiids
orderGentianales
familyApocynaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusTabernaemontana

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. Tabernaemontana Linnaeus 1753 [milkwood]
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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 Middle Eocene to the top of the Gelasian or 48.07000 to 1.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (California) Tabernaemontana chrysophylloides (23996)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Nepal Tabernaemontana precoronaria (222898)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Kenya Tabernaemontana sp. (21401 21461 21478)