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Lemna (duckweed)

Angiospermae - Arales - Lemnaceae

Taxonomy
Lemna was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.

It was assigned to Araceae by Linnaeus (1759); and to Lemnaceae by Knowlton (1919), Lakhanpal et al. (1976) and Chauhan (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Lemna Linnaeus
1759Lemna Linnaeus
1919Lemna Knowlton
1976Lemna Lakhanpal et al.
1991Lemna Chauhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
subclassMonocotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderArales
familyLemnaceaeGray
genusLemna

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. Lemna Linnaeus 1753 [duckweed]
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†Lemna bullata Lesquereux 1875
†Lemna scutata Dawson 1875
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 Rupelian to the top of the Holocene or 33.90000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tertiary - Late/Upper Miocene66.0 - 5.333Russian Federation (Omsk) Lemna tertiaria (24322)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Germany (Saxony) Lemna tertiaria (25581)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Russian Federation (Omsk) Lemna tertiaria (23894)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Germany (Brandenburg) Lemna tertiaria (27064)
Late/Upper Miocene - Middle Miocene11.608 - 11.608Russian Federation (Omsk) Lemna tertiaria (24093)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Russian Federation (Omsk) Lemna tertiaria (24100 24320 24321)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Russian Federation (Omsk) Lemna trisulca, Lemna minor (24096)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (Thuringen) Lemna gibba, Lemna trisulca (22783)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (Thuringia) Lemna trisulca (22778 22779 22780 22781)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806United Kingdom Lemna sp. (69541)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117India (Jammu and Kashmir) Lemna sp. (228772)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Lemna sp. (168891 168892 168893 168904 168924)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117India (West Bengal) Lemna sp. (224677 228819)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117India (Kashmir) Lemna sp. (224612 224613 224614 224751)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Himachal Pradesh) Lemna sp. (228761)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Rajasthan) Lemna sp. (228811)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Tamil Nadu) Lemna sp. (228848 228849)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Jammu and Kashmir) Lemna sp. (228777)
Middle Pleistocene - Holocene0.774 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Lemna sp. (168896)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Washington) Lemna sp. (93677)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) Lemna sp. (92836 92837)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Lemna spp. (168747 168749 168750 168751 168752 168754)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Uttarakhand) Lemna sp. (228762 228763 228773)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (West Bengal) Lemna sp. (228796 228797)