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Protofagacea

Angiospermae - Fagales - Fagaceae

Taxonomy
Protofagacea was named by Herendeen et al. (1995). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Protofagacea allonensis.

It was assigned to Fagaceae by Herendeen et al. (1995).

Species
P. allonensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Protofagacea Herendeen et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderFagales
familyFagaceae
genusProtofagacea

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.

G. †Protofagacea Herendeen et al. 1995
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Protofagacea allonensis Herendeen et al. 1995
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available