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Asterocalyx

Angiospermae - Dioscoreales - Dioscoreaceae

Taxonomy
Asterocalyx was named by Ettingshausen (1888). It is not extant. Its type is Asterocalyx stiriacus.

It was assigned to Dioscoreaceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
A. stiriacus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Asterocalyx Ettingshausen
1970Asterocalyx Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
orderDioscorealesBrown 1835
familyDioscoreaceaeBrown 1810
genusAsterocalyxEttingshausen 1888

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. †Asterocalyx Ettingshausen 1888
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Asterocalyx stiriacus Ettingshausen 1888
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available