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Microcachrys

Coniferales - Podocarpaceae

Taxonomy
Microcachrys was named by Hooker (1845). It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Podocarpaceae by Hooker (1845).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Microcachrys Hooker

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
RankNameAuthor
orderConiferales
familyPodocarpaceaeEndlicher 1847
genusMicrocachrysHooker 1845

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. Microcachrys Hooker 1845
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Microcachrys novaezelandiae Carpenter et al. 2011
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 23.03000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97New Zealand (Southland) M. novaezelandiae (169981)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97New Zealand M. type (169164 169166)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Australia (Victoria) Microcachrys indet. (172832 172833 172837 172855 172867 172870 172873 172875 172876 172877 172878 172879 172881 172882 172883 172884)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Australia (Tasmania) M. tetragona (166707)