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Pityoxylon aldersoni

Pinopsida - Pinales - Taxaceae

Taxonomy
Pityoxylon aldersoni was named by Knowlton (1898). It is not extant.

Entered
by J. Cassara (authorized by H. Sims) on 2003-12-15; modified by B. Allen on 2022-02-11

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Pityoxylon aldersoni Knowlton
1919Pityoxylon aldersoni Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumSpermatophyta
—Pinophyta()
RankNameAuthor
classPinopsidaBurnett 1833
orderPinales
familyTaxaceae
subfamilyAbietineae
genusPityoxylonKraus 1870
speciesaldersoniKnowlton 1898

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.

†Pityoxylon aldersoni Knowlton 1898
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available