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Ulminium

Angiospermae - Laurales - Lauraceae

Taxonomy
Ulminium was named by Unger (1842). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Ulminium diluviale.

It was assigned to Lauraceae by Page (1967).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Ulminium Unger
1967Ulminium Page p. 511

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Magnoliid
orderLauralesJussieu 1820
familyLauraceaeJussieu 1789
genusUlminiumUnger 1842

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. †Ulminium Unger 1842
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Ulminium artabeae Brea 1998
Ulminium atlanticum Romero 1970
Ulminium chubutense Brea 1995
Ulminium diluviale Unger 1842
Ulminium mulleri Page 1967
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
Cells of woody radius height10.177----
Fibres diameter10.014----
Hexagonal fibers diameter10.017----
Vascular elements diameter20.0780.0690.0880.0780.014
Vessels diameter20.1780.1350.2350.1850.071

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: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 72.10000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (California) U. pattersonensis, U. mulleri (191731)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Argentina (Chubut) U. atlanticum (138073) U. chubutense (143104)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) Laurinoxylon atlanticum (176577)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Entre RĂ­os) U. artabeae (138828) U. mucilaginosum (138862 138888)