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Teixeiraea

Angiospermae - Ranunculales

Taxonomy
Teixeiraea was named by von Balthazar et al. (2005). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Ranunculales by von Balthazar et al. (2005).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Teixeiraea von Balthazar et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
orderRanunculales
genusTeixeiraea

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. †Teixeiraea von Balthazar et al. 2005
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. von Balthazar et al. 2005Flower male unisexual; perianth apparently spirally arranged (at least
in the bracts and sepals) and exhibiting a transition between different organ categories from small bracts to large sepals and petals the same length as the bud, number of bracts and sepals c. 14 and of petals c. 12; androecium of c. 20 stamens in two sizes, stamens with short filaments and basifixed dithecate, tetrasporangiate anthers; anther dehiscence by longitudinal slits; connective extended; pollen small, tricolpate with long colpi, pollen wall tectate perforate and columellate; no rudiments of gynoecium present.
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 Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 122.46000 to 109.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Portugal (Leiria) T. lusitanica (121686)