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Castanea sativa

Angiospermae - Fagales - Fagaceae

Taxonomy
Castanea sativa was named by Miller (1786). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1786Castanea sativa Miller
1996Castanea sativa Liu et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderFagales
familyFagaceae
genusCastaneaMiller 1754
speciessativaMiller 1786

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.

Castanea sativa Miller 1786
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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 Miocene to the top of the Zanclean or 23.03000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333China (Hebei) Castanea sativa (223818)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Germany (North Rhine) Castanea sativa (28134)