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Aizoaceae

Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Aizoaceae

Taxonomy
Aizoaceae was named by Martinov (1820). It is extant.

It was assigned to Caryophyllales by Mabberley (2000), The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Aizoaceae Martinov
2000Aizoaceae Mabberley
2016Aizoaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
Superasterids
orderCaryophyllales
familyAizoaceaeMartinov 1820
familyAizoaceaeMartinov 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.

Fm. Aizoaceae Martinov 1820
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G. Didymaotus Brown 1925
G. Mitrophyllum Schwantes 1926
G. Neohenricia Bolus 1938
G. Tetragonia Linnaeus 1753 [New Zealand spinach]
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Tetragonia fruticosa Linnaeus 1753
Tetragonia herbacea Linnaeus 1753
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 Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 11.63000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58South Africa Aizoaceae indet. (22233)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333China (Yunnan) Tetragonia sp. (222695)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Assam) Aizoaceae indet. (228813)
Calabrian - Holocene1.8 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Aizoaceae indet. (22072)