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Maytenus

Angiospermae - Celastrales - Celastraceae

Taxonomy
Maytenus was named by Molina (1782). It is extant.

It was assigned to Celastraceae by Knowlton (1919) and Chauhan (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1782Maytenus Molina
1919Maytenus Knowlton
1991Maytenus Chauhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderCelastralesLink 1829
familyCelastraceaeBrown 1814
genusMaytenusMolina 1782

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. Maytenus Molina 1782
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Maytenus puryearensis Berry 1916
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 Miocene to the top of the Quaternary or 23.03000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58Venezuela (Anzoategui) M. anzoateguiensis, M. trinitense (31247)
Early/Lower Eocene - Late/Upper Miocene55.8 - 5.333Argentina M. ellipticus, M. latifolioides (32201)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Middle Miocene28.4 - 11.608Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) M. spp. (169381)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.03 - 5.333Argentina (Chubut) M. latifolioides (32098)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.03 - 5.333Brazil (Bahia) M. dasycladoides (32009)
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588Trinidad and Tobago M. trinitense (34148)
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588Uganda M. acuminatus (22344)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Rajasthan) M. sp. (228785 228789 228811 228812)