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Eichhornia

Angiospermae - Commelinales - Pontederiaceae

Taxonomy
Eichhornia was named by Kunth (1843). It is extant.

It was assigned to Pontederiaceae by Srivastava (1991).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Eichhornia Kunth
1991Eichhornia Srivastava

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
orderCommelinalesMirbel 1820
familyPontederiaceaeKunth 1816
genusEichhorniaKunth 1843

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. Eichhornia Kunth 1843
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Eichhornia intertrappea Patil and Singh 1978
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 Rupelian to the top of the Chattian or 33.90000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03India (Madhya Pradesh) E. sp., E. intertrappea (224606)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Germany (Saxony) E. tertiaria (24922)