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Wetherellia
Taxonomy
Wetherellia was named by Bowerbank (1840).
It was assigned to Linaceae by Andrews (1970); and to Euphorbiaceae by Chandler (1961), Chandler (1962), Mazer and Tiffney (1982) and Tiffney (1999).
It was assigned to Linaceae by Andrews (1970); and to Euphorbiaceae by Chandler (1961), Chandler (1962), Mazer and Tiffney (1982) and Tiffney (1999).
Species
Synonymy list
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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. †Wetherellia Bowerbank 1840
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†Wetherellia dixoni Carruthers 1878
†Wetherellia marylandica Hollick 1901
†Wetherellia variabilis Bowerbank 1840
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M. E. J. Chandler 1961 | Fruit a loculicidal and septicidal syncarpous capsule, originally subglobular but somewhat dorsiventrally depressed, beset externally with hollow spines. Carpels so far seen four to at least eight, locules and septa marked by longitudinal external ribs or angles. Seeds usually shorter in proportion to their breadth than those of W. variabilis Bowerbank. Length of fruit (frequently distorted), 4-16 mm. ; breadth, 13-20 mm. Seeds (much distorted), length, 3-7-7 mm. ; breadth, 1-4-4-75 mm- '< thickness, 1-1-5 mm- |
Measurements
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Collections (12 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ypresian | United Kingdom (England) | W. sp. (210088) W. sp., W. variabilis, W. dixoni (210090) W. variabilis (21249 22800 22806 22811 23397) | |
| Ypresian | USA (Virginia) | W. marylandica (22775 60861) | |
| Ypresian | USA (Maryland) | Carpolithus marylandicus (55255) | |
| Lutetian | USA (Virginia) | W. marylandica (209583 209584) |