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Liriodendron giganteum

Angiospermae - Magnoliales - Magnoliaceae

Taxonomy
Liriodendron giganteum was named by Lesquereux (1868). It is not extant.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Liriodendron giganteum Lesquereux
1881Liriodendron cruciforme Lesquereux
1919Liriodendron giganteum Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Magnoliids
RankNameAuthor
orderMagnolialesJussieu 1820
familyMagnoliaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusLiriodendron
speciesgiganteumLesquereux 1868

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.

†Liriodendron giganteum Lesquereux 1868
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Invalid names: Liriodendron cruciforme Lesquereux 1881 [synonym]
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 Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Campanian or 99.60000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Cenomanian99.6 - 93.9Canada (British Columbia) Liriodendron giganteum (32030)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (British Columbia) Liriodendron giganteum (32031 35004 35005 35006)
Coniacian - Campanian89.8 - 72.1Canada (British Columbia) Liriodendron giganteum (35203)