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Phoenicites
Taxonomy
Phoenicites was named by Brongniart (1828). Its type is Phoenicites pumila.
It was assigned to Arecaceae by Knowlton (1919); to Plantae by Andrews (1970); to Palmae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976); and to Phoenicoideae by Mai (2000).
It was assigned to Arecaceae by Knowlton (1919); to Plantae by Andrews (1970); to Palmae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976); and to Phoenicoideae by Mai (2000).
Species
P. occidentalis, P. pumila (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1828 | Phoenicites Brongniart p. 121 |
| 1919 | Phoenicites Knowlton |
| 1970 | Phoenicites Andrews |
| 1976 | Phoenicites Lakhanpal et al. |
| 2000 | Phoenicites Mai p. 98 |
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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. †Phoenicites Brongniart 1828
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†Phoenicites occidentalis Berry 1914
†Phoenicites pumila Brongniart 1828
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Miocene or 70.60000 to 5.33300 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancian | USA (Wyoming) | P. sp. (14514) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Wyoming) | P. sp. (45846) | |
| Eocene | India (Meghalaya) | P. sp. (225784) | |
| Rupelian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | P. sp. (68021) | |
| Miocene | Switzerland (Zürich) | P. spectabilis (46326) |