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Rumex (dock)

Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae

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

It was assigned to Polygonaceae by Jussieu (1789), Chauhan (1991), Srivastava (1991) and Huang et al. (2021).

Species
R. acetosella

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Rumex Linnaeus p. 333
1789Rumex Jussieu
1991Rumex Chauhan
1991Rumex Srivastava
2021Rumex Huang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
—CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
—Superasterids
orderCaryophyllales
familyPolygonaceae
genusRumex

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. Rumex Linnaeus 1753 [dock]
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Rumex acetosella Linnaeus 1753
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Holocene or 13.82000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.62 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tertiary - Late/Upper Miocene66.0 - 5.333Russian Federation (Omsk) Rumex sp. (24322)
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588Japan (Nagano) Rumex sp. (22796)
Langhian - Messinian15.97 - 5.333Japan (Hirakata) Rumex sp. (22739)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Germany (Brandenburg) Rumex miolusaticus (23025 23611)
Late/Upper Miocene - Middle Miocene11.608 - 11.608Russian Federation (Omsk) Rumex sp. (24093)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Russian Federation (Omsk) Rumex sp. (24094 24100 24317 24321)
Late/Upper Hemphillian - Blancan10.3 - 1.8USA (Indiana) Rumex sp. (18320)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Germany (Sachsen) Rumex hydrolapathum, Rumex sp. (27277)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Germany (North Rhine) Rumex thyrsiflorus (28134)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Italy (Umbria) Rumex sp. (51758)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588China (Yunnan) Rumex sp. (224476)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Russian Federation (Omsk) Rumex maritimus (24096)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (Thuringia) Rumex acetosella (22778 22781) Rumex hydrolapathum, Rumex acetosella (22779)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Piemonte) Rumex maritimoides (27023)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Australia (Victoria) Rumex indet. (172873 172874 172875 172876 172880 172881 172883)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Rumex sp. (168889 168891 168893)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (West Bengal) Rumex sp. (228794)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Himachal Pradesh) Rumex sp. (228760 228761)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Rumex acetosella (164904 164906)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Worcestershire) Rumex acetosella (163070)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Rumex sp. (168937)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Uttarakhand) Rumex hastatus (228763)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Himachal Pradesh) Rumex sp. (228780)