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Zamiaceae
Taxonomy
Zamiaceae was named by Horaninow (1834). It is extant.
It was assigned to Cycadopsida by Mabberley (2000); and to Cycadales by Horaninow (1834), Christenhusz et al. (2011), Martínez et al. (2012), Iglesias (2016), Martínez et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Cycadopsida by Mabberley (2000); and to Cycadales by Horaninow (1834), Christenhusz et al. (2011), Martínez et al. (2012), Iglesias (2016), Martínez et al. (2018).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1834 | Zamiaceae Horaninow |
| 2000 | Zamiaceae Mabberley |
| 2011 | Zamiaceae Christenhusz et al. |
| 2012 | Zamiaceae Martínez et al. p. 438 |
| 2016 | Zamiaceae Iglesias p. 363 |
| 2018 | Zamiaceae Martínez et al. p. 3 |
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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.
Fm. Zamiaceae Horaninow 1834
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Subfm. Encephalartoideae Stevenson
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Tr. Encephalarteae Miquel 1861
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G. †Austrozamia Wilf et al. 2016
G. †Chamberlainia Artabe et al. 2005
G. †Wintucycas Martínez et al. 2012
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†Wintucycas beatrizae Martínez et al. 2018
†Wintucycas stevensonii Martínez et al. 2012
G. Macrozamia Miquel 1842
G. †Neochamberlainia Artabe et al. 2010
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†Neochamberlainia pteridospermoidea Artabe et al. 2010
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Invalid names: Chamberlainia pteridospermoidea Artabe et al. 2005 [replaced]
G. †Pterostoma Hill 1980
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†Pterostoma anastomosans Hill 1980
†Pterostoma douglasii Hill and Pole 1994
†Pterostoma hirsutus Hill and Pole 1994
†Pterostoma zamioides Hill 1980
G. Zamia Linnaeus 1763
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†Zamia macrophylla Lindley and Hutton 1834
†Zamia mississippiensis Berry 1916
†Zamia wilcoxensis Berry 1916
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 121.40000 to 15.98000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.2 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.2 Ma
Collections (49 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Aptian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Restrepophyllum chiguoides (150879) | |
| Late/Upper Cretaceous - Eocene | New Zealand (Canterbury) | Macrozamia sp. (170895) | |
| Campanian | Antarctica | Z. ANT06 (234985) | |
| Maastrichtian | Argentina (Río Negro) | Brunoa santarrosensis, Worsdellia bonettiae (96704) Chamberlainia pteridospermoidea (204229) Wintucycas stevensonii (28459) | |
| Danian | Argentina (Neuquén) | Wintucycas beatrizae (241392) | |
| Early/Lower Paleocene | Argentina (Chubut) | Bororoa anzulovichii, Bororoa andreisii (169902) | |
| Paleocene | USA (Colorado) | Zamia coloradensis (40059) | |
| Paleocene | USA (Wyoming) | Zamia coloradensis (57973 57991 57992) Zamia wyomingensis (57930) | |
| Clarkforkian | USA (Wyoming) | Zamia colorodensis (11373) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene | Australia (Tasmania) | Bowenia eocenica (166977 167646 167653 167655 167656 167658 167659 167664 167665) Bowenia sp. (166741) Pterostoma hirsutus (167651) Pterostoma sp., Bowenia eocenica, Pterostoma hirsutus (167648) | |
| Ypresian | Argentina (Chubut) | Cycad TY016 (133045 133054 133057) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Lepidozamia foveolata, Pterostoma anastomosans, Bowenia papillosa (166623) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene - Late/Upper Miocene | Argentina | Zamia tertiaria (32201) | |
| Middle Eocene | Australia (Victoria) | Pterostoma indet. (166973 167121) Pterostoma zamioides (167109) | |
| Middle Eocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Lepidozamia foveolata, Pterostoma anastomosans, Bowenia papillosa (97219) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | Australia (Victoria) | Bowenia eocenica (166777) Pterostoma indet. (166824 166980) Pterostoma indet., Bowenia indet., Macrozamia indet. (167130) Pterostoma zamioides (97218) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Australia (Tasmania) | Pterostoma anastomosans, Macrozamia australis (166832) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Hungary | Ceratozamia floersheimensis (96458) | |
| Rupelian | Germany | Ceratozamia floersheimensis (96610) | |
| Rupelian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Ceratozamia floersheimensis (68021) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene | Australia (Victoria) | Zamiaceae indet. (169237) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene - Late/Upper Miocene | Argentina (Rio Negro) | Zamia australis (31543) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene | New Zealand (Otago) | Pterostoma douglasii (166739) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene | Chile | Zamia tertiaria (32459) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene | Venezuela (Trujillo) | Zamia sp. (31280) |