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Rauvolfia

Angiospermae - Gentianales - Apocynaceae

Taxonomy
Rauvolfia was named by Linnaeus. It is extant.

It was assigned to Apocynaceae by Jacobs and Kabuye (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Rauvolfia Jacobs and Kabuye p. 150

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
Superasterids
RankNameAuthor
Asterids
Euasterids
Lamiids
orderGentianales
familyApocynaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusRauvolfiaLinnaeus

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. Rauvolfia Linnaeus
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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: Serravallian or 13.82000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588South Africa R. sp. (22226)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Kenya R. sp. (22266)