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Erythrina

Angiospermae - Fabales - Fabaceae

Taxonomy
Erythrina was named by Linnaeus [Publication year: 1753. Sp. Pl. 2: 706–707]. It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Fabaceae by Anzótegui and Herbst (2004).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Erythrina Anzótegui and Herbst

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderFabalesBromhead 1838
familyFabaceaeLindley 1836
genusErythrinaLinnaeus

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. Erythrina Linnaeus
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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: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 50.30000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) E. roanensis (21389)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Argentina (Catamarca) E. dominguezii (138962)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Buenos Aires) E. cristagalli (53926)