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Myrsinaceae

Angiospermae - Primulales - Myrsinaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Myrsinaceae Knowlton
2000Myrsinaceae Mabberley

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderPrimulales
familyMyrsinaceaeBrown
familyMyrsinaceaeBrown

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. †Myrsinaceae Brown
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G. Aegiceras Gärtner 1788
G. Ardisia Swartz 1788 [coralberry]
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†Ardisia antiqua Awasthi and Lakhanpal 1990
G. †Ardisiophyllum Geyler 1887
G. †Ardisioxylon Shete and Kulkarni 1982
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†Ardisioxylon indicum Shete and Kulkarni 1982
G. Icacorea Aublet 1775
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†Icacorea prepaniculata Berry 1916
G. Myrsine Linnaeus 1753
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Myrsine africana Linnaeus 1753
†Myrsine borealis Heer 1882
†Myrsine capitellala Prasad 1994
Myrsine crassa Dietrich 1839
†Myrsine crassula Knowlton and Cockerell 1919
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Invalid names: Myrsine crassa Lesquereux 1891 [replaced]
†Myrsine gaudini Lesquereux 1892
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Invalid names: Myrsine elongata Hollick 1894 [synonym]
†Myrsine laminarum Cockerell 1908
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Invalid names: Myrsine latifolia Lesquereux 1883 [replaced]
Myrsine latifolia Springe 1825
†Myrsine oblongata Hollick 1895
†Myrsine precapitellata Prasad and Pandey 2008
Myrsine semiserrata Wallich 1824
G. †Myrsinites Ettingshausen 1868
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†Myrsinites antiquus Ettingshausen 1868
G. †Myrsinophyllum Velenovsky 1889
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†Myrsinophyllum varians Velenovsky 1889
G. †Myrsinopsis Conwentz 1886
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†Myrsinopsis succinea Conwentz 1886
G. †Pleiomerites Ettingshausen 1868
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†Pleiomerites reticulatus Ettingshausen 1868
G. †Pleiomeropsis Weyland 1938
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†Pleiomeropsis rottensis Weyland 1938
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 Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 83.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 72.2 Ma

Collections (52 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Carolina) Myrsine gaudini (210094)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04India (Maharashtra) Ardisioxylon indicum (225724)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Texas) Icacorea prepaniculata (98211)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Japan (Yamaguchi) Myrsine chaneyi (24463 24468 24473 24481 24484 24490)
Early/Lower Eocene - Late/Upper Miocene56.0 - 5.333Argentina Ardisia crassifolia (32201)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45New Zealand Ardisia sp. (50035)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.04 - 5.333Brazil (Bahia) Myrsine ciliatafolia (32009)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58India (Bihar) Ardisia antiqua (223029)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Nepal Myrsine precapitellata (222975)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58India (Uttarakhand) Myrsine capitellala (222793)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63China (Taiwan) Ardisia sp. (223908)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63India (Uttarakhand) Ardisia palaeosimplicifolia (222797)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333China (Yunnan) Ardisia virens (222695)
Pliocene - Calabrian5.333 - 0.774Tanzania Myrsine sp. (22335)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Australia (Victoria) Myrsine indet. (172830 172832 172833 172836 172837 172855 172867 172868 172870 172871 172873 172874 172875 172876 172877 172878 172879 172880 172881 172882 172883 172884)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117India (Kashmir) Myrsine africana, Myrsine semiserrata (224613) Myrsine sp. (224751)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Myrsine sp. (168822 168888 168889)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Assam) Ardisia sp. (228813 228814 228815 228817 228822)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117India (Assam) Ardisia sp. (228759)