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Melastomites

Angiospermae - Myrtales - Melastomataceae

Taxonomy
Melastomites was named by Unger (1850). It is not extant. Its type is Melastomites druidum.

It was assigned to Melastomaceae by Knowlton (1919); and to Melastomataceae by Andrews (1970).

Species
M. americanus, M. druidum (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Melastomites Unger
1919Melastomites Knowlton
1970Melastomites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderMyrtalesJussieu 1820
familyMelastomataceaede Jussieu 1789
genusMelastomitesUnger 1850

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. †Melastomites Unger 1850
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Melastomites druidum Unger 1850
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 Early/Lower Paleocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 66.00000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7USA (Montana) M. montanensis (53692 53957)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Montana) M. montanensis (53529 55858)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03USA (Wyoming) M. montanensis (52866)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.588Dominican Republic (Monte Cristi) M. sp. (31233)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.588Dominican Republic (Samana) M. domingensis (31231)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Russian Federation (Tomsk) M. kireevskiana (23906)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Pliocene23.03 - 2.588Mexico (Oaxaca) M. angustus (32069) M. obovatus (32065)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Pliocene23.03 - 2.588Mexico (Vera Cruz) M. obovatus (32066)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Germany (Saxen) M. tertiarius (22897 22898)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Germany (Brandenburg) M. tertiarius (22899 23054 23055 23056 23058 23059 23611 23616 27066 27526 27528)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Russian Federation (Omsk) M. tertiarius (24321)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Bolivia (Pacajes) M. sp. (32002)