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Picrodendraceae

Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Picrodendraceae

Taxonomy
Picrodendraceae was named by Small (1917). It is extant.

It was assigned to Malpighiales by Small (1917) and The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Picrodendraceae Small
2016Picrodendraceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderMalpighiales
familyPicrodendraceaeSmall 1917
familyPicrodendraceaeSmall 1917

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. Picrodendraceae Small 1917
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G. Choriceras Baillon 1874
G. Micrantheum Desfontaines 1818
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 Eocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 37.20000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Australia (Victoria) Micrantheum spinyspora (167130)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Australia (Tasmania) Micrantheum hexandrum (166707)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Choriceras sp., Micrantheum sp. (168891 168892 168893 168904) Choriceras spp. (168822) Choriceras spp., Micrantheum sp. (168888 168889) Micrantheum sp. (168890)
Middle Pleistocene - Holocene0.774 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Choriceras spp., Micrantheum sp. (168896)