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Leptospermum

Angiospermae - Myrtales - Myrtaceae

Taxonomy
Leptospermum was named by Forster and Forster (1775). It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Myrtaceae by Forster and Forster (1775).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1775Leptospermum Forster and Forster

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderMyrtalesJussieu 1820
familyMyrtaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusLeptospermumForster and Forster 1775

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. Leptospermum Forster and Forster 1775
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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 Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Australia (Victoria) Leptospermum indet. (172833 172836 172837 172855 172867 172868 172870 172871 172873 172874 172875 172876 172877 172878 172879 172880 172881 172882 172883 172884)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Australia (Tasmania) L. sp. (166707)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) L. sp. (168888 168889 168891 168892 168893 168904 168918)
Middle Pleistocene - Holocene0.774 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) L. sp. (168896)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) L. sp. (92836 92837)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) L. sp. (168747 168749 168750 168751 168752 168753)