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Iridium

Angiospermae - Asparagales - Iridaceae

Taxonomy
Iridium was named by Heer (1866). It is not extant. Its type is Iridium groenlandicum.

It was assigned to Iridaceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
I. groenlandicum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Iridium Heer
1970Iridium Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
orderAsparagales
familyIridaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusIridiumHeer 1866

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. †Iridium Heer 1866
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Iridium groenlandicum Heer 1866
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