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Acaena

Angiospermae - Rosales - Rosaceae

Taxonomy
Acaena was named by Mutis and Linneaus (1771). It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Rosaceae by Mutis and Linneaus (1771).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1771Acaena Mutis and Linneaus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderRosales
familyRosaceae
genusAcaenaMutis and Linneaus 1771

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. Acaena Mutis and Linneaus 1771
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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 Middle Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 47.80000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) A. sp. (169358)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Argentina (Santa Cruz) A. brandmayri (142004)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Argentina (Santa Cruz) A. brandmayri (195214)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Middle Miocene28.4 - 11.608Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) A. spp. (169381)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Australia (Victoria) Acaena indet. (172855 172870 172871 172878)