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Metrosideros

Angiospermae - Myrtales - Myrtaceae

Taxonomy
Metrosideros was named by Banks and Gaertner (1788). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Myrtaceae by Banks and Gaertner (1788).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1788Metrosideros Banks and Gaertner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderMyrtalesJussieu 1820
familyMyrtaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusMetrosiderosBanks and Gaertner 1788

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. †Metrosideros Banks and Gaertner 1788
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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 Ypresian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 56.00000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) M. microcarpa (22811)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) M. sp. (169007)