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Heliotropiaceae

Angiospermae - Boraginales - Heliotropiaceae

Taxonomy
Heliotropiaceae was named by Schrader (1819). It is extant.

It was assigned to Boraginales by Schrader (1819).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Heliotropiaceae Schrader

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
Superasterids
RankNameAuthor
Asterids
Euasterids
Lamiids
orderBoraginales
familyHeliotropiaceae
familyHeliotropiaceae

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.

Fm. Heliotropiaceae Schrader 1819
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G. Tournefortia Linnaeus 1753
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Tournefortia glabra Linnaeus 1753
Tournefortia humilis Linnaeus 1753
Tournefortia servata Linnaeus 1753
Tournefortia sibirica Linnaeus 1753
Tournefortia volubilis 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 Chattian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 28.10000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene - Late/Upper Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Puerto Rico Tournefortia sp. (32287)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Russian Federation (Tomsk) Tournefortia complicata (22889 23114 23669)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Russian Federation (Tomsk) Tournefortia complicata (23906 23907 23908)