Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Smilacites

Angiospermae - Liliales - Smilacaceae

Taxonomy
Smilacites was named by Brongniart (1828). It is not extant. Its type is Smilacites hastata.

It was assigned to Plantae by Andrews (1970); and to Smilacaceae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Species
S. hastata (type species), S. mohgaoensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Smilacites Brongniart
1970Smilacites Andrews
1976Smilacites Lakhanpal et al.

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
orderLiliales
familySmilacaceaeVentenat 1799
genusSmilacitesBrongniart 1828

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. †Smilacites Brongniart 1828
show all | hide all
Smilacites hastata Brongniart 1828
Smilacites mohgaoensis Nambudiri 1966
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: Paleogene or 66.00000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03India (Madhya Pradesh) S. mohgaoensis (224606)