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Superrosids

Angiospermae

Taxonomy

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Superrosids The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
Superrosids
Superrosids

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.

Unr. Superrosids The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2016
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Or. Saxifragales Berchtold and Presl 1820
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Fm. Altingiaceae Horan. 1841
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Subfm. †Altingioideae Reinsh 1890
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G. †Microaltingia Zhou et al. 2001
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Microaltingia apocarpela Zhou et al. 2001
G. †Liquidambarpollenites Raatz 1937
G. †Steinhauera Presl 1838
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Steinhauera subglobosa Presl 1838
G. †Ambaroxylon Houlbert 1910
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Ambaroxylon lecointrae Houlbert 1910
Fm. †Cercidiphyllaceae Engler 1907
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G. †Archeampelos McIver and Basinger 1993
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Archeampelos acerifolia Newberry 1868
G. †Cercidiphyllites Mtchedlishvili 1961
G. †Cercidiphylloxylon Prakash et al. 1971
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Cercidiphylloxylon kadanense Prakash et al. 1971
G. Cercidiphyllum Siebold and Zuccarini 1846 [katsura]
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Cercidiphyllum genetrix Newberry 1868
Cercidiphyllum obtritum Dawson 1890
Fm. Crassulaceae Saint-Hilaire 1805
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G. †Crassulaceophyllum Kraeusel and Weyland 1954
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Crassulaceophyllum limburgense Kraeusel and Weyland 1954
G. †Crassulites Laurent 1899
G. †Pseudocotyledon Saporta 1893
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G. Sedum Linnaeus 1753 [stonecrop]
G. †Escalloniiphyllum Dusen 1899
Fm. †Grossulariaceae de Candolle 1805
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G. Grossularia Adanson 1763
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G. Ribes Linnaeus 1753 [currant]
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Ribes florissanti Knowlton 1916
Ribes galeana Axelrod 1958
Ribes neomexicana Knowlton 1916
Ribes protomelaenum Cockerell 1908
Fm. Haloragaceae Brown 1814 [water milfoil]
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G. Gonocarpus Thunberg 1783
G. †Haloragicarya Reid and Chandler 1933
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Haloragicarya quadrilocularis Reid and Chandler 1933
G. Haloragodendron Orchard 1975
G. Laurembergia Bergius 1767
G. Myriophyllum Linnaeus 1753
G. †Wilsonipites Srivastava 1969
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G. Haloragis Forster and Forster 1775
Fm. Hamamelidaceae Brown 1818 [witch-hazel]
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G. †Allonia Magallon-Puebla et al. 1996
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G. †Androdecidua Magallon et al. 2001
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Androdecidua endressii Magallon et al. 2001
G. †Corylopsiphyllum Koch 1963
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G. Corylopsis Siebold and Zuccarini 1835
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Corylopsis bognorensis Chandler 1961
Corylopsis latisperma Chandler 1961
Corylopsis maii Collinson et al. 2012
Corylopsis venablesi Chandler 1961
Corylopsis waltheri Collinson et al. 2012
G. †Corylopsites Mathiesen 1932
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Corylopsites groenlandicus Mathiesen 1932
G. Distylium Siebold and Zuccarini 1841
G. †Eoliquidambar Chandler 1961
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Eoliquidambar hordwellensis Chandler 1961
G. Exbucklandia Brown 1946 [pipli]
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Invalid names: Symingtonia Steenis 1952 [synonym]
G. Fothergilla Murray 1774
G. †Hamamelidanthium Conwentz 1886
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Hamamelidanthium succineum Conwentz 1886
G. Hamamelis Gronovius
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Hamamelis prejaponicum Srivastava and Suzuki 2001
G. †Hamamelites Saporta 1865
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Hamamelites cordatus Lesquereux 1883
Hamamelites inaequalis Brown 1962
Hamamelites quadrangularis Lesquereux 1868
Hamamelites quercifolius Lesquereux 1883
Hamamelites tenuinervis Lesquereux 1883
Hamamelites voyana Lesquereux 1878
G. Liquidambar Linnaeus 1753 [sweetgum]
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Liquidambar californicum Lesquereux 1878
Liquidambar convexum Cockerell 1908
Liquidambar cucharas Knowlton 1918
Liquidambar dakotense Brown 1962
Liquidambar europaeum Braun 1836
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Invalid names: Acerites pristinus Newberry 1868 [synonym], Liquidambar integrifolium Lesquereux 1868 [synonym]
Liquidambar pachyphyllum Knowlton 1902
Liquidambar palaeocenica Chandler 1961
Liquidambar protensum Unger 1888
G. †Liquidambaroxylon Felix 1884
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G. Loropetalum Brown 1829
G. Mytilaria Lecompte 1924
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Mytilaria boglei Collinson et al. 2012
G. Parrotia Meyer 1831 [ironwood]
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Parrotia brevipetiolata Meyer and Manchester 1997
Parrotia canfieldi Lesquereux 1891
Parrotia cuneata Newberry 1882
Parrotia grandidentata Lesquereux 1891
Parrotia winchelli Lesquereux 1891
G. Parrotiopsis Niedenzu 1905
G. †Protoaltingia Reid and Chandler 1933
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Protoaltingia europaea Reid and Chandler 1933
Protoaltingia hantonensis Chandler 1962
G. Rhodoleia Hooker 1850
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Rhodoleia tengchongensis Wu and Sun 2015
Fm. Iteaceae Agardh 1858
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G. Itea Linnaeus 1753 [sweetspire]
Fm. †Paeoniaceae Rafinesque-Schmaltz 1815
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G. Paeonia Linnaeus 1753 [peony]
Fm. †Saxifragaceae de Jussieu 1789
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G. †Adenanthemum Conwentz 1886
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Adenanthemum iteoides Conwentz 1886
G. Hydrangea Linnaeus 1753 [hydrangea]
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Hydrangea bendirei Ward 1885
Hydrangea californica MacGinitie 1941
Hydrangea florissantia Cockerell 1908
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Invalid names: Rhus rotundifolia Kirchner 1898 [synonym]
Hydrangea subincerta Cockerell 1908
G. †Hydrangeiphyllum Dusen 1899
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G. Philadelphus Linnaeus 1753 [mock-orange]
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Philadelphus bendirei Chaney 1927
Philadelphus palaeophilus Cockerell 1908
G. Saxifraga Linnaeus 1753 [rockfoil]
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Saxifraga peritula Cockerell 1908
G. †Saxifragaceaecarpum Menzel 1913
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G. †Saxifragispermum Reid and Chandler 1933
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Saxifragispermum spinosissimum Reid and Chandler 1933
G. †Saxifragites Ettingshausen 1869
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Saxifragites crenulatus Ettingshausen 1869
G. †Stephanostemon Caspary 1881
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Stephanostemon helmi Conwentz 1886
Invalid names: Aphanopetalaceae Doweld 2001 [empty], Cynomoriaceae Endl ex Lindl [empty], Daphniphyllaceae Mueller 1869 [empty], Penthoraceae Rydb. 1901 [empty], Peridiscaceae Kuhlmann 1950 [empty], Tetracarpaeaceae Nakai 1943 [empty]
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 Carnian to the top of the Holocene or 237.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 228.0 Ma

Collections (634 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Iran Grossularia lacusterroris (37045)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Canada (Alberta) Trochodendroides potomacensis (24838 24839)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Canada (British Columbia) Trochodendroides potomacensis (24895)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Russian Federation Trochodendroides arctica (34627 34796 34800 34801)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Wyoming) Liquidambar fontanella (34972)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Liquidambar integrifolium (153400)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Cercidiphyllum ellipticum (34973 34974)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (British Columbia) Trochodendroides arctica (32029) Trochodendroides potomacensis (35006)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (Alberta) Trochodendroides arctica (35072)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (New Jersey) Microaltingia apocarpela (28323)
Coniacian - Campanian89.8 - 72.1Canada (British Columbia) Philadelphus normalis (35219) Trochodendroides arctica (35210)
Coniacian - Campanian89.8 - 72.1USA (New Mexico) Cercidiphyllum species (24182)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (Georgia) Altingioideae indet., Allonia decandra, Hamamelidaceae indet. (28320)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Canada (Alberta) Trochodendroides arctica (35093)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.8 - 70.6USA (Georgia) Allonia decandra (31513)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (South Carolina) Hamamelites cordatus (210092)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Wyoming) Saxifragales indet. (27369) Trochodendroides sp. (27135 27314 27357 27360 27361 27365 27370)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) Trochodendroides sp. (27371 27372)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Cercidiphyllites brevicolpatus (36264)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6China (Nei Mongol) Hamamelidaceae indet., Corylopsis crassa, Corylopsis sp. (71073)