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Saxifragales

Angiospermae - Saxifragales

Taxonomy

Saxifragales was named by Berchtold and Presl (1820). It is extant.

It was assigned to Eudicots by Taylor et al. (2008) and Jud (2011); and to Superrosids by The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).

Subtaxa

Altingiaceae, Ambaroxylon, Aphanopetalaceae, Cercidiphyllaceae, Crassulaceae, Cynomoriaceae, Daphniphyllaceae, Escalloniiphyllum, Grossulariaceae, Haloragaceae, Haloragis, Hamamelidaceae, Iteaceae, Paeoniaceae, Penthoraceae, Peridiscaceae, Saxifragaceae, Tetracarpaeaceae

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1820	Saxifragales Berchtold and Presl p. 259
2008	Saxifragales Taylor et al. p. 1029
2011	Saxifragales Jud
2016	Saxifragales The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Plantae
phylum	Spermatophyta
class	Angiospermae
—	Mesangiosperms
—	Eudicots	Doyle and Hotton 1991

Rank	Name	Author
—	Coreeudicots	The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
—	Superrosids
order	Saxifragales
order	Saxifragales

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.

Or. Saxifragales Berchtold and Presl 1820

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Fm. Altingiaceae Horan. 1841

Subfm. †Altingioideae Reinsh 1890

G. †Microaltingia Zhou et al. 2001

†Microaltingia apocarpela Zhou et al. 2001

G. †Liquidambarpollenites Raatz 1937

G. †Steinhauera Presl 1838

†Steinhauera subglobosa Presl 1838

G. †Ambaroxylon Houlbert 1910

†Ambaroxylon lecointrae Houlbert 1910

Fm. †Cercidiphyllaceae Engler 1907

G. †Archeampelos McIver and Basinger 1993

†Archeampelos acerifolia Newberry 1868

G. †Cercidiphyllites Mtchedlishvili 1961

G. †Cercidiphylloxylon Prakash et al. 1971

†Cercidiphylloxylon kadanense Prakash et al. 1971

G. Cercidiphyllum Siebold and Zuccarini 1846 [katsura]

Cercidiphyllum crenatum Brown 1935

†Cercidiphyllum elongatum Brown 1939

†Cercidiphyllum genetrix Newberry 1868

†Cercidiphyllum obtritum Dawson 1890

G. †Trochodendroides Berry 1922

†Trochodendroides arctica Berry 1926

†Trochodendroides flabella

†Trochodendroides genetrix Newberry 1868

†Trochodendroides rhomboideus Berry 1922

†Trochodendroides serrulata Wolfe 1966

Fm. Crassulaceae Saint-Hilaire 1805

G. †Crassulaceophyllum Kraeusel and Weyland 1954

†Crassulaceophyllum limburgense Kraeusel and Weyland 1954

G. †Crassulites Laurent 1899

G. †Pseudocotyledon Saporta 1893

†Pseudocotyledon inquirendum Saporta 1893

G. Sedum Linnaeus 1753 [stonecrop]

G. †Escalloniiphyllum Dusen 1899

Fm. †Grossulariaceae de Candolle 1805

G. Grossularia Adanson 1763

Grossularia menziesii Pursh 1911

G. Ribes Linnaeus 1753 [currant]

†Ribes florissanti Knowlton 1916

†Ribes galeana Axelrod 1958

†Ribes neomexicana Knowlton 1916

†Ribes protomelaenum Cockerell 1908

Fm. Haloragaceae Brown 1814 [water milfoil]

G. Gonocarpus Thunberg 1783

G. †Haloragicarya Reid and Chandler 1933

†Haloragicarya quadrilocularis Reid and Chandler 1933

G. Haloragodendron Orchard 1975

G. Laurembergia Bergius 1767

G. Myriophyllum Linnaeus 1753

G. †Wilsonipites Srivastava 1969

†Wilsonipites microgranulatus Schrank 1994

†Wilsonipites reticulominutus Schrank 1994

G. Haloragis Forster and Forster 1775

Fm. Hamamelidaceae Brown 1818 [witch-hazel]

G. †Allonia Magallon-Puebla et al. 1996

†Allonia decandra

G. †Androdecidua Magallon et al. 2001

†Androdecidua endressii Magallon et al. 2001

G. †Corylopsiphyllum Koch 1963

†Corylopsiphyllum groenlandicum Koch 1963

G. Corylopsis Siebold and Zuccarini 1835

†Corylopsis bognorensis Chandler 1961

†Corylopsis latisperma Chandler 1961

†Corylopsis maii Collinson et al. 2012

†Corylopsis venablesi Chandler 1961

†Corylopsis waltheri Collinson et al. 2012

G. †Corylopsites Mathiesen 1932

†Corylopsites groenlandicus Mathiesen 1932

G. Distylium Siebold and Zuccarini 1841

G. †Eoliquidambar Chandler 1961

†Eoliquidambar hordwellensis Chandler 1961

G. Exbucklandia Brown 1946 [pipli]

Invalid names: Symingtonia Steenis 1952 [synonym]

G. Fothergilla Murray 1774

G. †Hamamelidanthium Conwentz 1886

†Hamamelidanthium succineum Conwentz 1886

G. Hamamelis Gronovius

†Hamamelis prejaponicum Srivastava and Suzuki 2001

Hamamelis virginiana Linnaeus 1753

G. †Hamamelites Saporta 1865

†Hamamelites cordatus Lesquereux 1883

†Hamamelites fothergilloides Saporta 1865

†Hamamelites inaequalis Brown 1962

†Hamamelites quadrangularis Lesquereux 1868

†Hamamelites quercifolius Lesquereux 1883

†Hamamelites tenuinervis Lesquereux 1883

†Hamamelites voyana Lesquereux 1878

G. Liquidambar Linnaeus 1753 [sweetgum]

†Liquidambar californicum Lesquereux 1878

†Liquidambar convexum Cockerell 1908

†Liquidambar cucharas Knowlton 1918

†Liquidambar dakotense Brown 1962

†Liquidambar europaeum Braun 1836

†Liquidambar obtusilobatus Heer 1858

Invalid names: Acerites pristinus Newberry 1868 [synonym], Liquidambar integrifolium Lesquereux 1868 [synonym]

†Liquidambar pachyphyllum Knowlton 1902

†Liquidambar palaeocenica Chandler 1961

†Liquidambar protensum Unger 1888

Liquidambar styraciflua Linnaeus 1753

G. †Liquidambaroxylon Felix 1884

†Liquidambaroxylon speciosum Felix 1884

G. Loropetalum Brown 1829

G. Mytilaria Lecompte 1924

†Mytilaria boglei Collinson et al. 2012

G. Parrotia Meyer 1831 [ironwood]

†Parrotia brevipetiolata Meyer and Manchester 1997

†Parrotia canfieldi Lesquereux 1891

†Parrotia cuneata Newberry 1882

†Parrotia grandidentata Lesquereux 1891

Parrotia jacquemontiana Decaisne 1841

†Parrotia winchelli Lesquereux 1891

G. Parrotiopsis Niedenzu 1905

G. †Protoaltingia Reid and Chandler 1933

†Protoaltingia europaea Reid and Chandler 1933

†Protoaltingia hantonensis Chandler 1962

G. Rhodoleia Hooker 1850

†Rhodoleia tengchongensis Wu and Sun 2015

Fm. Iteaceae Agardh 1858

G. Itea Linnaeus 1753 [sweetspire]

Fm. †Paeoniaceae Rafinesque-Schmaltz 1815

G. Paeonia Linnaeus 1753 [peony]

Fm. †Saxifragaceae de Jussieu 1789

G. †Adenanthemum Conwentz 1886

†Adenanthemum iteoides Conwentz 1886

G. Hydrangea Linnaeus 1753 [hydrangea]

†Hydrangea bendirei Ward 1885

†Hydrangea californica MacGinitie 1941

†Hydrangea florissantia Cockerell 1908

Invalid names: Rhus rotundifolia Kirchner 1898 [synonym]

†Hydrangea subincerta Cockerell 1908

G. †Hydrangeiphyllum Dusen 1899

†Hydrangeiphyllum affine Dusen 1899

G. Philadelphus Linnaeus 1753 [mock-orange]

†Philadelphus bendirei Chaney 1927

†Philadelphus palaeophilus Cockerell 1908

G. Saxifraga Linnaeus 1753 [rockfoil]

†Saxifraga peritula Cockerell 1908

G. †Saxifragaceaecarpum Menzel 1913

†Saxifragaceaecarpum bifolliculare Menzel 1913

G. †Saxifragispermum Reid and Chandler 1933

†Saxifragispermum spinosissimum Reid and Chandler 1933

G. †Saxifragites Ettingshausen 1869

†Saxifragites crenulatus Ettingshausen 1869

G. †Stephanostemon Caspary 1881

†Stephanostemon brachyandra Caspary 1881

†Stephanostemon helmi Conwentz 1886

Invalid names: Aphanopetalaceae Doweld 2001 [empty], Cynomoriaceae Endl ex Lindl [empty], Daphniphyllaceae Mueller 1869 [empty], Penthoraceae Rydb. 1901 [empty], Peridiscaceae Kuhlmann 1950 [empty], Tetracarpaeaceae Nakai 1943 [empty]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available