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Zygophyllales

Angiospermae - Zygophyllales

Taxonomy
Zygophyllales was named by Link (1829). It is extant.

It was assigned to Eudicots by Jud (2011); and to Fabid by The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Zygophyllales Link
2011Zygophyllales Jud
2016Zygophyllales The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
RankNameAuthor
—Eurosids
—Fabid
orderZygophyllalesLink 1829
orderZygophyllalesLink 1829

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. Zygophyllales Link 1829
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Fm. Zygophyllaceae Brown 1814 [caltrop]
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G. Balanites Delile 1813
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†Balanites siwalica Prasad et al. 2017
G. †Balanitocarpum Menzel 1913
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†Balanitocarpum ovatum Menzel 1913
G. Fagonia Linnaeus 1753 [fagonbush]
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Fagonia cretica Linnaeus 1753
G. Guaiacum Linnaeus 1753
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Invalid names: Guaiacum takliensis Dixit and Paradkar 1985 [nomen nudum]
G. Tribulus Linnaeus 1753 [puncture vine]
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Tribulus terrestris Linnaeus 1753
G. †Zygophyllocarpum Weyland 1938
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†Zygophyllocarpum rottense Weyland 1938
Invalid names: Krameriaceae Dumortier 1829 [empty]
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 Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Holocene or 70.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0India (Manharashtra) Guaiacum takliensis (63896)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608India (Uttarakhand) Balanites siwalica (224500)
Pliocene - Calabrian5.333 - 0.774Tanzania Tribulus sp. (22335)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Tanzania Tribulus sp. (21975)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117India (Jammu and Kashmir) Zygophyllaceae indet. (228772)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Rajasthan) Fagonia cretica (228812) Tribulus sp. (228789)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Himachal Pradesh) Tribulus terrestris (228761)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Tribulus sp. (22336 22337)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129India (Jammu and Kashmir) Fagonia sp. (228782)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Uttar Pradesh) Tribulus terrestris (228820)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Uttarakhand) Fagonia sp. (228784)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Guaiacum sanctum (144662)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Jammu and Kashmir) Fagonia sp. (228783)