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Pontederiaceae

Angiospermae - Commelinales - Pontederiaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Pontederiaceae Kunth
1919Pontederiaceae Knowlton
2000Pontederiaceae Mabberley
2016Pontederiaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—Monocots
orderCommelinalesMirbel 1820
familyPontederiaceaeKunth 1816
familyPontederiaceaeKunth 1816

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. †Pontederiaceae Kunth 1816
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G. Eichhornia Kunth 1843
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†Eichhornia intertrappea Patil and Singh 1978
G. Heteranthera Ruiz and Pavon 1794 [mud plantain]
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†Heteranthera cretacea Knowlton 1916
G. Monochoria Presl 1827
G. †Pontederites Knowlton 1922
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†Pontederites hesperia Knowlton 1922
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 Rupelian to the top of the Piacenzian or 33.90000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04India (Madhya Pradesh) Eichhornia sp., Eichhornia intertrappea (224606)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.04Germany (Saxony) Eichhornia tertiaria (24922)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Brandenburg) Monochoria striatella (23052 23686)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Germany (Brandenburg) Monochoria striatella (23050 23056 23355 27011 27013)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Germany (Saxen) Monochoria striatella (22897)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Germany (Brandenburg) Monochoria striatella (27064)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Germany (Thuringia) Monochoria striatella (22780)