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Bauhinia gigantea

Angiospermae - Fabales - Fabaceae

Taxonomy
Bauhinia gigantea was named by Newberry (1895). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. cretacea?, B. potosiana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Bauhinia gigantea Newberry
1919Bauhinia gigantea Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderFabalesBromhead 1838
familyFabaceaeLindley 1836
genusBauhinia
speciesgiganteaNewberry 1895

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.

†Bauhinia gigantea Newberry 1895
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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 Coniacian to the top of the Campanian or 89.80000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian - Campanian89.8 - 72.1Canada (British Columbia) Bauhinia gigantea (35189)