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Areca

Angiospermae - Arecaceae

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

It was assigned to Arecaceae by Srivastava (1991).

Species
A. intertrappea

Synonyms
  • Areca intertrappea was named by Paradkar and Senad (1981). It is not extant. Its type locality is Mohgaon Kalan, which is in a Paleogene lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal horizon in the Deccan Intertrappean Formation of India.

    It was considered a nomen nudum by Srivastava (1991).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Areca Linnaeus
1981Areca intertrappea Paradkar and Senad
1991Areca Srivastava

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—Monocots
familyArecaceaevon Berchtold and Presl 1820
genusAreca

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. Areca Linnaeus 1753
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Invalid names: Areca intertrappea Paradkar and Senad 1981 [nomen nudum]
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: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03India (Madhya Pradesh) A. intertrappea (224606)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) A. prisca, A. recentior (22811)