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Kalmia elliptica

Angiospermae - Ericales - Ericaceae

Discussion

Manchester 2014: Attribution of "Kalmia" elliptica to Ericaceae likely to be correct.

Taxonomy
Kalmia elliptica was named by Brown (1962). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Kalmia elliptica Brown p. 85 figs. Pl. 40, fig. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderEricales()
familyEricaceae
genusKalmia
speciesellipticaBrown 1962

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.

Kalmia elliptica Brown 1962
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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: base of the Paleocene to the top of the Wasatchian or 66.00000 to 51.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) Kalmia elliptica (40775)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Colorado) Kalmia elliptica (39899)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (North Dakota) Kalmia elliptica (10979)