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Myrtus (myrtle)

Angiospermae - Myrtales - Myrtaceae

Taxonomy
Myrtus was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.

It was assigned to Myrtaceae by Knowlton (1919).

Species
M. oregonensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Myrtus Linnaeus
1919Myrtus Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderMyrtalesJussieu 1820
familyMyrtaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusMyrtus

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. Myrtus Linnaeus 1753 [myrtle]
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†Myrtus oregonensis Lesquereux 1883
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 Langhian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 15.97000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Poland (Silesia) Myrtus sp. (28443)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Piemonte) Myrtus palaeocommunis (27023)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781France (Alpes Maritimes) Myrtus communis (50523) Myrtus sp. (50342)