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Asclepiadites

Angiospermae - Gentianales - Apocynaceae

Taxonomy
Asclepiadites was named by MacGinitie (1941). It is not extant. Its type is Asclepiadites laterita.

It was assigned to Asclepiadaceae by MacGinitie (1941), Andrews (1970).

Species
A. laterita (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Asclepiadites MacGinitie
1970Asclepiadites Andrews

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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
genusAsclepiaditesMacGinitie 1941

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. †Asclepiadites MacGinitie 1941
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†Asclepiadites laterita 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: Middle Eocene or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (California) A. laterita (23995)