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Myrtales

Angiospermae - Myrtales

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Myrtales Jussieu
1919Myrtales Knowlton
1993Myrtales McIver and Basinger
2000Myrtales Mabberley
2008Myrtales Taylor et al. p. 1029
2011Myrtales Jud

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
RankNameAuthor
classDicotyledoneae
orderMyrtalesJussieu 1820
orderMyrtalesJussieu 1820

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.

Or. Myrtales Jussieu 1820
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Fm. †Combretaceae Brown 1810
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G. Anogeissus Wallich
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†Anogeissus eosericea Prasad and Prakash 1984
Anogeissus pendula Edgeworth 1846
G. †Anogeissusoxylon Navale 1964
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†Anogeissusoxylon bengalensis Roy and Ghosh 1979
†Anogeissusoxylon indicum Navale 1964
G. †Anogeissuxylon Louvet 1965
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†Anogeissuxylon bussoni Louvet 1965
G. Calycopteris Lamarck
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G. †Combretacinium Felix 1894
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G. †Combretanthites Berry 1913
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G. †Combretum Löfling 1763 [bushwillow]
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†Combretum miocenicum Prasad and Tripathi 2000
†Combretum obovalis Berry 1916
†Combretum ovalis Lesquereux 1869
†Combretum prechinense Khan et al. 2015
†Combretum purniyagiriense Prasad et al. 2017
†Combretum sahnii Antal and Awasthi 1993
†Combretum wilcoxensis Berry 1916
G. †Conocarpites Berry 1919
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†Conocarpites formosus Berry 1919
G. Conocarpus Linnaeus 1753
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†Conocarpus eocenica Berry 1914
Conocarpus erectus Linnaeus 1753
Conocarpus procumbens Linnaeus 1753
G. †Getonites Ettingshausen 1886
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†Getonites wilkinsoni Ettingshausen 1886
G. Laguncularia Gaertner 1807
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G. Terminalia Linnaeus 1767
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†Terminalia balugoloaensis Lakhanpal and Awasthi 1992
†Terminalia bhairauvensis Prasad et al. 2017
†Terminalia estamina MacGinitie 1941
†Terminalia kachchhensis Lakhanpal et al. 1984
†Terminalia koilabasensis Prasad 1990
†Terminalia miobelerica Prasad 1994
†Terminalia muelleri Trivedi and Srivastava 1985
†Terminalia palaeochebula Awasthi and Prasad 1990
†Terminalia panandhroensis Lahkanpal and Guleria 1978
†Terminalia siwalica Prasad 1990
†Terminalia wilcoxiana Berry 1916
G. †Terminalioxylon Schönfeld 1947
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†Terminalioxylon chowdhurii Prakash and Navale 1963
†Terminalioxylon concordiensis Brea and Zucol 2001
†Terminalioxylon coriaceum Prakash and Awasthi 1969
†Terminalioxylon felixii Ramanujam 1956
†Terminalioxylon ghoshii Satyanarayana and Mahabale 1984
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Invalid names: Dipterocarpoxylon cuddalorense Navale 1963 [synonym]
†Terminalioxylon naranjo Schoenfeld 1947
†Terminalioxylon portae Mirioni 1965
†Terminalioxylon sahnii Navale 1956
†Terminalioxylon speciosum Ramanujam 1956
†Terminalioxylon tertiarum Prakash 1966
†Terminalioxylon tomentosum Mahabale and Deshpande 1965
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Invalid names: Terminalia tomentosa Roxburgh 1828 [replaced]
†Terminalioxylon traumaticum Ramanujam 1966
†Terminalioxylon varkalaensis Awasthi and Ahuja 1982
Invalid names: Terminalioxylon mohgaoense Kolhe et al. 1985 [nomen nudum]
G. †Terminaliphyllum Velenovsky 1889
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†Terminaliphyllum rectinerve Velenovsky 1884
Fm. †Haloragidaceae Brown
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G. Hippuris Linnaeus 1753 [mare's tail]
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Hippuris vulgaris Linnaeus 1753
G. †Heterocolpites Van der Hammen 1956
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†Heterocolpites laevigatus Salard-Cheboldaeff 1978
†Heterocolpites palaeocenica Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966
†Heterocolpites paluster González-Guzmán 1967
†Heterocolpites pseudostriatus Salard-Cheboldaeff 1978
†Heterocolpites verrucatus Salard-Cheboldaeff 1978
Fm. Lythraceae Saint-Hilaire 1805
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G. †Alatospermum Chandler 1962
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†Alatospermum lakense Chandler 1962
G. Ammannia Linnaeus 1753 [redstem]
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Ammannia baccifera Linnaeus 1753
†Ammannia lakensis Chandler 1962
Ammannia latifolia Linnaeus 1753
Ammannia ramosior Linnaeus 1753
G. †Cranmeria Reid and Chandler 1933
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†Cranmeria trilocularis Reid and Chandler 1933
G. Decodon Gmelin 1791
G. Duabanga Buchanan-Hamilton
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†Duabanga siwalica Prasad and Pandey 2008
G. †Enigmocarpon Sahni and Rode 1937
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†Enigmocarpon parijai Sahni and Rode 1937
†Enigmocarpon sahnii Chitaley and Kate 1977
G. Lagerstroemia Linnaeus 1753 [crepe myrtle]
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†Lagerstroemia eomicrocarpa Dwivedi et al. 2006
Lagerstroemia indica Linnaeus 1759
†Lagerstroemia jamraniensis Prasad et al. 2004
†Lagerstroemia mioparviflora Dwivedi et al. 2006
†Lagerstroemia patelii Lahkanpal and Guleria 1987
†Lagerstroemia prakashii Prasad et al. 2017
†Lagerstroemia siwalica Prasad 1994
G. †Lagerstroemioxylon Mädler 1939
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†Lagerstroemioxylon deomaliense Lakhanpal et al. 1981
†Lagerstroemioxylon durum Maedler 1939
†Lagerstroemioxylon eoflosreginum Prakash and Tripathi 1970
G. †Microdiptera Chandler 1957
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†Microdiptera major Chandler 1963
†Microdiptera parva Chandler 1957
G. †Minsterocarpum Reid and Chandler 1933
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†Minsterocarpum alatum Reid and Chandler 1933
G. †Pachyspermum Reid and Chandler 1933
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†Pachyspermum quinqueloculare Reid and Chandler 1933
G. †Palaeolythrum Chandler 1960
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†Palaeolythrum bournense Chandler 1960
†Palaeolythrum gailense Chandler 1963
G. †Tamesicarpum Reid and Chandler 1933
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†Tamesicarpum polyspermum Reid and Chandler 1933
G. Tetrataxis Hooker 1867
G. Woodfordia Salisbury
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Woodfordia fruticosa Linnaeus 1758
†Woodfordia neofruticosa Prasad 1994
Fm. †Melastomataceae de Jussieu 1789
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G. †Acrovena Hickey 1977
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†Acrovena laevis Hickey 1977
G. Derosiphia Rafinesque-Schmaltz 1838
G. Feliciadamia Bullock 1962
G. Medinilla Gaudichaud-Beaupré 1830
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†Medinilla siwalica Prasad et al. 2017
G. Melastoma Linnaeus 1753
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Melastoma acinodendron Linnaeus 1753
Melastoma aspera Linnaeus 1753
Melastoma berta Linnaeus 1753
Melastoma bolosericea Linnaeus 1753
Melastoma grossularia Linnaeus 1753
Melastoma octandra Linnaeus 1753
G. †Melastomaceophyllum Geyler 1887
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†Melastomaceophyllum geyleri Kraeusel 1929
G. †Melastomites Unger 1850
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†Melastomites druidum Unger 1850
G. Nephoanthus Lin and Hsu 2022
G. Osbeckia Linnaeus 1753
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Osbeckia chinensis Linnaeus 1753
G. †Physophyllum Massalongo 1858
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†Physophyllum tococaefolium Massalongo 1858
G. Tibouchina Aublet 1775
Fm. Myrtaceae de Jussieu 1789 [myrtle]
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G. †Acmena Candolle 1828
G. Agonis Lindley 1830
G. †Aldwickia Chandler 1961
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†Aldwickia venablesi Chandler 1961
G. Austromyrtus Burret 1941
G. Baeckea Linnaeus 1753
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Baeckea frutescens Linnaeus 1753
G. †Callistemonites Bande et al. 1986
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†Callistemonites indicus Bande et al. 1986
G. †Callistemonoxylon Bande et al. 1986
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†Callistemonoxylon deccanense Bande et al. 1986
†Callistemonoxylon deccanensis Bande et al. 1986
G. †Callistemophyllum Ettingshausen 1853
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†Callistemophyllum heerii Ettingshausen 1867
†Callistemophyllum latum Dawson 1889
†Callistemophyllum verum Ettingshausen 1853
G. Calyptranthes Swartz 1788
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†Calyptranthes eocenica Berry 1916
†Calyptranthes myrtifolia MacGinitie 1941
G. Calytrix Labillardière 1806
G. Corymbia Hill and Johnson 1995
G. †Eucalyptophyllum Fontaine 1889
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†Eucalyptophyllum raoi Varma 1968
G. Eucalyptus L'Héritier de Brutelle 1789 [eucalyptus]
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†Eucalyptus americana Lesquereux 1873
†Eucalyptus angusta Velenovsky 1885
†Eucalyptus attenuata Newberry 1895
†Eucalyptus dakotensis Lesquereux 1891
†Eucalyptus dharmendrae Bande et al. 1986
†Eucalyptus geinitzi Heer 1869
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Invalid names: Eucalyptus angustifolia Newberry 1895 [synonym], Myrtophyllum warderi Lesquereux 1891 [synonym]
†Eucalyptus gouldii Ward 1897
†Eucalyptus kitsonii Deane 1902
†Eucalyptus latifolia Hollick 1906
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Invalid names: Eucalyptus nervosa Newberry 1895 [synonym]
†Eucalyptus parvifolia Newberry 1895
†Eucalyptus patagonicus Frenguelli 1953
†Eucalyptus schuebleri Heer 1869
†Eucalyptus wardiana Berry 1905
G. Eugenia Linnaeus 1753
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Eugenia acutangula Linnaeus 1753
†Eugenia anceps Berry 1916
†Eugenia densinervia Lesquereux 1859
†Eugenia grenadensis Berry 1916
†Eugenia hilgardiana Berry 1916
Eugenia jambos Linnaeus 1753
Eugenia malaccensis Linnaeus 1753
†Eugenia primaeva Lesquereux 1891
†Eugenia puryearensis Berry 1916
Eugenia racemosa Linnaeus 1753
†Eugenia tuscaloosensis Berry 1919
Eugenia uniflora Linnaeus 1753
G. †Eugeniaites Loubiere 1933
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†Eugeniaites princeps Loubiere 1933
G. †Leptospermatoxylon Trivedi and Verma 1973
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†Leptospermatoxylon indicum Trivedi and Verma 1973
G. †Leptospermites Schmalhausen 1883
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†Leptospermites spicatus Schmalhausen 1883
G. †Leptospermocarpum Menzel 1913
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G. Leptospermum Forster and Forster 1775
G. Lithomyrtus von Mueller 1857
G. Lophostemon Schott 1830
G. Melaleuca Linnaeus 1767 [honey-myrtle]
G. †Metrosideros Banks and Gaertner 1788
G. †Myrceugenellites Ruiz et al. 2020
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†Myrceugenellites grandiporosum Ruiz et al. 2020
G. †Myrceugenia Berg 1855
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†Myrceugenia chubutense Ragonese 1980
G. Myrcia De Candolle 1828
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†Myrcia bentonensis Berry 1916
†Myrcia granadensis Berry 1916
†Myrcia nitens Engelhardt 1891
†Myrcia parvifolia Berry 1916
†Myrcia puryearensis Berry 1916
†Myrcia reticulatovenosa Engelhardt 1891
†Myrcia vera Berry 1916
†Myrcia worthenii Lesquereux 1869
G. †Myrciophyllum Engelhardt
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†Myrciophyllum ambiguaeoides Engelhardt 1891
†Myrciophyllum santacruzensis Zastawniak 1994
†Myrciophyllum tucumanensis Anzótegui 2002
G. †Myrtaciphyllum Christophel and Lys 1986
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†Myrtaciphyllum annulatum Hill and Merrifield 1993
†Myrtaciphyllum brochidromum Hill and Merrifield 1993
†Myrtaciphyllum douglasii Christophel and Lys 1986
†Myrtaciphyllum eremeaensis Christophel et al. 1992
†Myrtaciphyllum sinuatum Hill and Merrifield 1993
†Myrtaciphyllum striatum Hill and Merrifield 1993
†Myrtaciphyllum undulatum Christophel and Lys 1986
†Myrtaciphyllum westdaliense Hill and Merrifield 1993
G. †Myrtifolium Unger 1864
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†Myrtifolium lingua Unger 1864
G. †Myrtiphyllum Dusen 1899
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G. †Myrtoidoxylon Gottwald 1966
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†Myrtoidoxylon noldeae Gottwald 1966
G. †Myrtomiophyton Massalongo 1858
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†Myrtomiophyton stephanophorus Massalongo 1857
Invalid names: Myrthomyophyton Massalongo 1857 [replaced]
G. †Myrtonium Ettingshausen 1886
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†Myrtonium obtusifolium Ettingshausen 1886
G. †Myrtophyllum Heer 1869
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†Myrtophyllum sapindoides Hollick 1912
†Myrtophyllum torreyi Dorf 1942
G. †Myrtospermum Chandler 1961
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†Myrtospermum boveyanum Chandler 1957
†Myrtospermum cooperi Chandler 1961
†Myrtospermum variabile Chandler 1961
†Myrtospermum warreni Chandler 1961
G. †Myrtoxylon Boureau 1953
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†Myrtoxylon secretans Boureau 1953
G. Myrtus Linnaeus 1753 [myrtle]
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Myrtus androsaemoides Linnaeus 1753
Myrtus brasiliana Linnaeus 1753
Myrtus caryophyllata Linnaeus 1753
Myrtus communis Linnaeus 1753
Myrtus cumini Linnaeus 1753
†Myrtus oregonensis Lesquereux 1883
Myrtus pimento Linnaeus 1753
Myrtus zeylanica Linnaeus 1753
G. †Palaeorhodomyrtus Reid and Chandler 1933
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G. Psidium Linnaeus 1753 [guava]
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Psidium guajava Linnaeus 1753
†Psidium guavaites Trivedi 1980
G. Rhodamnia Jack 1822
G. Rhodomyrtus Reichenbach 1841
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†Rhodomyrtus australis Hill and Merrifield 1993
G. †Syncarpites Schmalhausen 1883
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†Syncarpites ovalis Schmalhausen 1883
G. †Syzygioxylon Ingle 1973
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†Syzygioxylon chhindwarense Nambudiri and Tidwell 1977
†Syzygioxylon mohgaoense Patil and Singh 1974
Invalid names: Syzygioxylon indicum Trivedi and Verma 1971 [nomen nudum]
G. Syzygium Browne and Gaertner 1788 [bush cherry]
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†Syzygium kachchhense Lakhanpal and Guleria 1981
†Syzygium miocenicum Prasad and Prakash 1984
†Syzygium miooccidentalis Prasad et al. 1999
†Syzygium palaeobractiatum Awasthi and Lakhanpal 1990
†Syzygium palaeocuminii Prasad and Awasthi 1996
G. Tristania Brown 1812 [water gum]
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†Tristania confertoides Bande et al. 1986
G. †Tristaniandra Wilson and Basinger 2007
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†Tristaniandra alleyi Wilson and Basinger 2007
G. †Tristanites Saporta 1865
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Invalid names: Myrtinae [empty]
G. †Myrtaceidites Cookson and Pike 1960
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†Myrtaceidites eugeniioides Cookson and Pike 1954
†Myrtaceidites mesonesus Cookson and Pike 1954
†Myrtaceidites parvus Cookson and Pike 1960
†Myrtaceidites verrucosus Partridge 1973
Fm. Onagraceae de Jussieu 1789 [willowherb]
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G. Chamaenerion Séguier 1758
G. †Corsinipollenites Nakoman 1965
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†Corsinipollenites psilatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
†Corsinipollenites undulatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
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Invalid names: Jussitriporites undulatus González-Guzmán 1967 [synonym]
G. †Crassiorites Zamaloa and Romero 1990
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†Crassiorites australis Zamaloa and Romero 1990
G. Epilobium Linnaeus 1753 [willowherb]
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Epilobium alpinum Linnaeus 1753
Epilobium angustifolia Linnaeus 1753
Epilobium hirsutum Linnaeus 1753
Epilobium latifolia Linnaeus 1753
Epilobium montanum Linnaeus 1753
Epilobium palustre Linnaeus 1753
Epilobium tetragonum Linnaeus 1753
G. Fuchsia Linnaeus 1753
G. †Hartziella Szafer 1963
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†Hartziella rosenkjaeri Hartz 1963
G. †Jussitriporites González-Guzmán 1967
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†Jussitriporites menendezii Quattrocchio 1978
G. Ludwigia Linnaeus 1753 [water-purslane]
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Invalid names: Jussiaea Linnaeus 1753 [synonym]
G. Neoholmgrenia Wagner and Hoch 2009
G. †Palaeeucharidium Reid and Chandler 1933
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†Palaeeucharidium cellulare Reid and Chandler 1933
Invalid names: Jussiaeoidiorhizos Trivedi et al. 1975 [nomen nudum]
Fm. Sonneratiaceae Engler
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G. †Duabangoxylon Prakash and Awasthi 1970
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†Duabangoxylon indicum Navale 1957
†Duabangoxylon tertiarum Prakash and Awasthi 1970
Invalid names: Duabangoxylon siwalicus Trivedi and Misra 1983 [nomen nudum]
G. †Florschuetzia Germeraad et al.
G. Sonneratia Linnaeus
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†Sonneratia kyushuensis Srivastava and Suzuki 2001
G. †Sonneratioipollis Venkatachala and Kar 1969
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†Sonneratioipollis bellus Venkatachala and Kar 1969
G. †Sonneratiorhizos Chitaley 1969
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†Sonneratiorhizos raoi Chitaley 1969
G. †Sonneratioxylon Hofmann 1952
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†Sonneratioxylon caeseolarioides Shete and Kulkarni 1982
†Sonneratioxylon dakshinense Ramanujam 1957
†Sonneratioxylon dudukurense Rao and Ramanujam 1966
†Sonneratioxylon intertrappeum Biradar and Mahabale 1975
†Sonneratioxylon nawargaoense Bande and Prakash 1984
†Sonneratioxylon nawargaoensis Bande and Prakash 1984
Fm. †Trapaceae Dumortier
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G. †Hemitrapa Miki 1941
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G. †Prototrapa Vasil'yev 1967
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†Prototrapa douglassi Vasil'yev 1967
G. Trapa Linnaeus 1753 [water caltrop]
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†Trapa alabamensis Berry 1914
†Trapa americana Knowlton 1898
†Trapa angulata Brown 1962
†Trapa borealis Heer 1869
†Trapa cuneata Knowlton 1900
†Trapa microphylla Lesquereux 1875
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Invalid names: Neuropteris angulata Newberry 1861 [synonym]
†Trapa mohgaoensis Paradkar and Patki 1987
Trapa natans Linnaeus 1753
†Trapa occidentalis Knowlton 1898
†Trapa wilcoxensis Berry 1914
Invalid names: Alzateaceae Graham 1985 [empty], Crypteroniaceae de Candolle 1868 [empty], Hydrocaryaceae [empty], Oliniaceae Harvey and Sonder [empty], Penaeaceae Guillemin 1828 [empty], Punicaceae Horaninow [empty], Rhynchocalycaceae Johnson and Briggs [empty], Vochysiaceae de Saint-Hilaire 1820 [empty]
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 Albian to the top of the Holocene or 113.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 100.5 Ma

Collections (666 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5Antarctica Myrtaceidites eugenioides (150877)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Canada (British Columbia) Myrtophyllum boreale (24895)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Russian Federation Myrtophyllum acuminata (34771 34792 34796 34800)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Antarctica Myrtaceidites eugeniioides (153426)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Myrcia santacruzensis, Myrcia acutifolia (140359)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France (Charente-Maritime) Myrtophyllum angustum (119082)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Utah) Eucalyptus dakotensis (103148)
Coniacian - Campanian89.8 - 72.1Canada (British Columbia) Combretum leve (35189 35203)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Santonian89.3 - 83.6USA (Georgia) Eucalyptus angusta (28321)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Mexico Decodon tiffneyi (116340)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (South Carolina) Eucalyptus angusta (212237) Eucalyptus geinitzi (210092 210094) Eucalyptus geinitzi, Eucalyptus wardiana (210091)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Mexico) Myrtophyllum torreyi (34975)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Eucalyptus angusta (212693)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Antarctica Myrtaceidites sp. (150271)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Antarctica Myrciophyllum santacrucensis, Myrciophyllum santacruzensis (150274)
Late/Upper Campanian - Danian83.5 - 61.6Antarctica Myrtaceidites spp. (168697)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0India (Madhya Pradesh) Enigmocarpon parijai (33636)
Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Eocene72.1 - 48.6Argentina (Santa Cruz) Myrtaceidites mesonesus (167869)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Trapa sp. (94370)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Colorado) Myrtophyllum torreyi (53086)