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Juncaceae

Angiospermae - Poales - Juncaceae

Taxonomy
Juncaceae was named by de Jussieu (1789).

It was assigned to Liliales by Knowlton (1919); to Juncales by Mabberley (2000); and to Poales by The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Juncaceae de Jussieu
1919Juncaceae Knowlton
2000Juncaceae Mabberley
2016Juncaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—Monocots
orderPoales
familyJuncaceaede Jussieu 1789
familyJuncaceaede Jussieu 1789

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. †Juncaceae de Jussieu 1789
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G. †Inaperturotetradites van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964
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†Inaperturotetradites lacunosus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964
†Inaperturotetradites reticulatus Salard-Cheboldaeff 1978
G. Juncus Linnaeus 1753 [rush]
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Juncus acutus Linnaeus 1753
Juncus articulatus Linnaeus 1753
Juncus biglumis Linnaeus 1753
Juncus bufonius Linnaeus 1753
Juncus bulbosus Linnaeus 1753
Juncus campestris Linnaeus 1753
Juncus conglomeratus Linnaeus 1753
†Juncus crassulus Cockerell 1908
Juncus effusus Linnaeus 1753
Juncus filiformis Linnaeus 1753
Juncus inflexus Linnaeus 1753
Juncus pilosus Linnaeus 1753
Juncus spicatus Linnaeus 1753
Juncus squarrosus Linnaeus 1753
Juncus trifidus Linnaeus 1753
Juncus triglumis 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 Maastrichtian to the top of the Gelasian or 72.20000 to 1.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Early/Lower Paleocene100.5 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Inaperturotetradites sp., Inaperturotetradites scabratus (195707)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Inaperturotetradites scabratus (31653)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Inaperturotetradites scabratus (234422 234586 234615 234618)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Inaperturotetradites sp. (195706)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (North Dakota) Inaperturotetradites scabratus (234578 234596 234628)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Juncus crassulus (24209)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333India (Tamil Nadu) Inaperturotetradites psilatus (224618)
Hemingfordian - Barstovian18.5 - 12.5USA (California) Juncus sp. (19206)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (California) Juncus sp. (35271)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8United Kingdom Juncus sp. (69541)