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Nyssidium

Angiospermae - Cornales - Cornaceae

Taxonomy
Nyssidium was named by Heer (1870). It is not extant. Its type is Nyssidium ekmani.

It was assigned to Cornaceae by Knowlton (1919); to Araliaceae by Andrews (1970); and to Cercidiphyllaceae by McIver and Basinger (1993).

Species
N. ekmani (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Nyssidium Heer
1919Nyssidium Knowlton
1970Nyssidium Andrews
1993Nyssidium McIver and Basinger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
—CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
RankNameAuthor
—Superasterids
—Asterids
orderCornalesLink 1829
familyCornaceaeDumortier 1825
genusNyssidiumHeer 1870

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.

G. †Nyssidium Heer 1870
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†Nyssidium ekmani Heer 1870
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 Clarkforkian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 56.20000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (North Dakota) N. articum (21372)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71China (Jilin) N. sp. (179213)