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Papilionaceae

Angiospermae - Rosales - Papilionaceae

Taxonomy
Papilionaceae was named by Giseke. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Rosales by Knowlton (1919) and Knowlton (1926); and to Fabales by Andrews (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Papilionaceae Knowlton
1926Papilionaceae Knowlton
1970Papilionaceae Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderRosales
familyPapilionaceaeGiseke
familyPapilionaceaeGiseke

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.

Fm. †Papilionaceae Giseke
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G. †Dalbergites Berry 1916
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Dalbergites ovatus Berry 1916
G. †Dolichites Unger 1850
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Dolichites deusseni Berry 1916
Dolichites europaeus Unger 1850
G. Lonchocarpus Kunth 1825
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G. †Meibomites Knowlton 1926
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Meibomites lucens Knowlton 1926
G. †Papilionites Berry 1924
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G. †Phaseolites Unger 1850
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Phaseolites crassus Knowlton 1918
Phaseolites elegans Hollick 1906
Phaseolites formus Lesquereux 1891
Phaseolites leei Knowlton 1918
Phaseolites minutus Knowlton 1918
G. Psoralea Linnaeus 1753 [fountainbush]
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Psoralea physodes Douglas 1831
G. Robinia Linnaeus 1753
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Robinia brittoni Cockerell 1908
Robinia californica Axelrod 1939
Robinia mesozoica Cockerell 1912
Robinia pseudacacia Linnaeus 1753
G. Sophora Linnaeus 1753
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Sophora alexanderi Knowlton 1926
Sophora claiborneana Berry 1918
Sophora henryensis Berry 1916
Sophora lesquereuxi Berry 1916
Sophora mucronata Berry 1916
Sophora nervosa Knowlton 1918
Sophora palaelobifolia Berry 1916
Sophora puryearensis Berry 1916
Sophora repandifolia Berry 1916
Sophora spokanensis Knowlton 1926
Sophora wilcoxiana Berry 1916
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Paleocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 66.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (64 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) Robinia wardi (58000)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58Dominican Republic (Azua) Sophora cookei (31228)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58Japan (Nagano) Sophora sp. (22815)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Japan (Yamaguchi) Sophora spatulata (24463 24481)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Texas) Sophora wilcoxiana (98211)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Phaseolites dedal (24209)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9China (Shaanxi) Sophora sp. (223930)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97USA (Montana) Sophora spokanensis (23330)
Miocene - Oligocene23.03 - 23.03USA (Montana) Robinia californica (23975)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608China (Yunnan) Sophora miojaponica (223826)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Venezuela (Falcon) Sophora marana (31279)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.03 - 5.333Cuba (Matanzas) Sophora matanzana, Sophora yumuriensis, Sophora maranoides (32044)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.03 - 5.333Venezuela (Zulia) Sophora marana (31273)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.03 - 5.333Venezuela (Trujillo) Sophora marana (31280) Sophora salvadorana (31281)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Washington) Meibomites lucens (103753)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.03 - 5.333Ecuador Lonchocarpus engelhardti (32188)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.03 - 5.333Venezuela Sophora salvadorana (32006)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Washington) Robinia sp., Meibomites lucens (224391) Sophora spokanensis (224390)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Montana) Robinia californica (23973)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333China (Zhejiang) Sophora sp. (224041)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Idaho) Sophora alexanderi (224395) Sophora spokanensis (35278)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97China (Shandong) Sophora miojaponica (223803)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Nevada) Robinia californica (27701 27702)
Hemingfordian - Barstovian20.43 - 12.5USA (California) Robinia californica (19206)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) Sophora spokanensis (27660)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (Nevada) Sophora spokanensis (27700)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (California) Robinia californica (35412)
Langhian - Messinian15.97 - 5.333Japan (Hirakata) Sophora miojaponica (22742 22744)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.97 - 5.333China (Xizang) Sophora sp. (224022)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Nevada) Robinia californica (27527 27626 27627 27629)
Early/Lower Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) Robinia californica (27662) Sophora spokanensis (27661)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Japan (Gunma) Sophora hokiana (21227 21239 21258 21265)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Japan (Gunma) Sophora miojaponica (22755)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333China (Yunnan) Robinia lincangensis, Sophora miojaponica (222695) Robinia nipponica, Sophora miojaponica, Sophora paraflavescens (222698)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Bolivia (Potosi) Lonchocarpus obtusifolius (32127 32143)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Portugal Psoralea sp. (232125)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588China (Yunnan) Robinia sp. (224402)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Lonchocarpus sp. (168822) Lonchocarpus spp. (168819 168888 168889 168890 168891 168892 168893 168904 168918 168924)
Middle Pleistocene - Holocene0.774 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Lonchocarpus spp. (168896)