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Ripogonaceae

Angiospermae - Liliales - Ripogonaceae

Taxonomy
Ripogonaceae was named by Conran and Clifford (1985). It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Liliales by Conran and Clifford (1985) and The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Ripogonaceae Conran and Clifford
2016Ripogonaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
orderLiliales
familyRipogonaceaeConran and Clifford 1985
familyRipogonaceaeConran and Clifford 1985

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. Ripogonaceae Conran and Clifford 1985
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G. Ripogonum Forster and Forster 1776
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Ripogonum americanum Carpenter et al. 2014
Ripogonum tasmanicum Conran et al. 2009
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 Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 55.80000 to 0.78100 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.6 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Argentina (Chubut) Magnoliopsida TY171 (133054)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Australia (Tasmania) Ripogonum tasmanicum (166741)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44New Zealand Ripogonum scandens (50035)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97New Zealand Ripogonum scandens (169046)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Australia (Victoria) Ripogonum indet. (172836 172871 172881 172883)