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Clethra

Angiospermae - Ericales - Clethraceae

Taxonomy
Clethra was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.

It was assigned to Clethraceae by Knowlton (1919) and Chandler (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Clethra Linnaeus
1919Clethra Knowlton
1963Clethra Chandler p. 125

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderEricales()
familyClethraceaeKlotzsch 1851
genusClethra

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. Clethra Linnaeus 1753
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Clethra alnifolia Linnaeus 1753
†Clethra hantonensis Chandler 1963
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 Bartonian to the top of the Messinian or 41.30000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 38.0 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) C. hantonensis (24109)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Germany (Brandenburg) C. cimbrica (23056 23611)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Japan (Gunma) C. sp. (21239)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Japan (Gunma) C. maximowiczii (22755)