| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Amaranthaceae
Taxonomy
Amaranthaceae was named by de Jussieu (1789). It is extant.
It was assigned to Caryophyllales by Mabberley (2000) and The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).
It was assigned to Caryophyllales by Mabberley (2000) and The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1789 | Amaranthaceae de Jussieu |
| 2000 | Amaranthaceae Mabberley |
| 2016 | Amaranthaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 18 |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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. Amaranthaceae de Jussieu 1789
show all | hide all
G. Aerva Forsskål 1775
G. Alternanthera Forskål 1775 [joyweed]
G. Amaranthus Linnaeus 1753
G. Chenopodium Linnaeus 1753 [goosefoot]
+
Chenopodium album Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium altissimum Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium ambrosioides Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium anthelminticum Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium aristatum Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium bonushenricus Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium botrys Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium fruticosum Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium glaucum Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium gracilispicum Kung 1978
Chenopodium hirsutum Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium hybridum Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium multifidum Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium murale Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium polyspermum Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium rubrum Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium salsum Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium scoparia Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium urbicum Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium virginicum Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium viride Linnaeus 1753
Chenopodium vulvaria Linnaeus 1753
G. Climacoptera Botschantzev 1956
G. Deeringia Brown 1810
G. Leucosphaera Gilg 1897
G. Marcelliopsis Schinz 1934
G. Nucularia Battandier 1903
G. Patellifolia Scott et al. 1977
G. Pedersenia Holub 1998
G. Psilotrichum Blume 1826
G. Trichuriella Bennet 1985
G. Wadithamnus Hammer and Davis 2017
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|||||
|
|
||||
| Source: p = phylum | |||||
| Reference: Kiessling 2009 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 23.03000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma
Collections (39 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Miocene | Panama | Amaranthaceae indet. (32396) | |
| Miocene | Japan (Aichi) | Chenopodium sp. (22820) | |
| Miocene - Pliocene | South Africa | Amaranthaceae indet. (22233) | |
| Serravallian | USA (Virginia) | Amaranthaceae indet. (126605) | |
| Tortonian | USA (Virginia) | Amaranthaceae indet. (152251) | |
| Tortonian - Messinian | Germany (North Rhine) | Chenopodium album (28046) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene | France (Elsass) | Chenopodium sp. (21222) | |
| Messinian | USA (Virginia) | Amaranthaceae indet. (179732) | |
| Pliocene - Calabrian | Tanzania | Aerva persica (22335) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | China (Yunnan) | Chenopodium gracilispicum (224476) | |
| Piacenzian | Germany (Thuringia) | Chenopodium album (22781) Chenopodium album, Chenopodium polyspermum (22778) | |
| Gelasian | United Kingdom | Chenopodium botryoideslrubrum (69541) | |
| Pleistocene | India (Jammu and Kashmir) | Alternanthera sp. (228772) | |
| Pleistocene | India (West Bengal) | Alternanthera sp. (224677 228819) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (Queensland) | Deeringia sp. (168891) | |
| Quaternary | India (Tamil Nadu) | Amaranthaceae indet., Chenopodium sp. (228792) | |
| Quaternary | India (Himachal Pradesh) | Alternanthera sp. (228761 228776) | |
| Quaternary | India (Rajasthan) | Aerva sp. (228789 228811 228812) | |
| Quaternary | India (Assam) | Amaranthaceae indet. (228813 228815 228816 228817 228822) | |
| Quaternary | India (West Bengal) | Amaranthaceae indet. (228793 228794 228795 228821) | |
| Calabrian | Tanzania | Amaranthaceae indet. (22336 22337) | |
| Calabrian | USA (Virginia) | Amaranthaceae indet. (104698) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial) | USA (Washington) | Chenopodium sp. (93677) | |
| Holocene | India (Uttarakhand) | Alternanthera sp., Chenopodium album (228762) Chenopodium album (228763) | |
| Holocene | India (Uttar Pradesh) | Chenopodium sp., Alternanthera sp. (228820) |