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Hamamelis

Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae

Taxonomy
Hamamelis was named by Gronovius. It is extant. Its type is Hamamelis virginiana.

It was assigned to Hamamelidaceae by Liu et al. (1996) and Srivastava and Suzuki (2001).

Species
H. prejaponicum, H. virginiana (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Hamamelis Liu et al.
2001Hamamelis Srivastava and Suzuki

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
Superrosids
orderSaxifragales
familyHamamelidaceaeBrown 1818
genusHamamelisGronovius

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. Hamamelis Gronovius
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Hamamelis prejaponicum Srivastava and Suzuki 2001
Hamamelis virginiana Linnaeus 1753
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 Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Serravallian or 33.90000 to 11.62000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.4 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Japan (Fukuoka) H. prejaponicum (224520)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Azerbaijan H. sp. (116637)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Azerbaijan H. sp. (116623)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97China (Shandong) H. miomollis (223803)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Germany (Brandenburg) H. lusatica (23056 23652)