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Ptelea (hoptree)

Angiospermae - Sapindales - Rutaceae

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

It was assigned to Rutaceae by Knowlton (1919).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Ptelea Linnaeus p. 118
1919Ptelea Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Malvids
orderSapindales
familyRutaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusPtelea

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. Ptelea Linnaeus 1753 [hoptree]
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†Ptelea modesta Lesquereux 1883
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Invalid names: Leguminosites serrulatus Lesquereux 1883 [synonym]
†Ptelea paliuruoides Manchester and O'Leary 2010
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 Bridgerian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 50.30000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Ptelea cassioides (21389)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Washington) Ptelea sp. (228147)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Ptelea cassiodes, Ptelea sp. (24209)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333USA (Montana) Ptelea miocenica (23972 24315)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97USA (Montana) Ptelea miocenica (23330)
Miocene - Oligocene23.03 - 23.03USA (Montana) Ptelea miocenica (23975)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Montana) Ptelea miocenica (23973)