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Virginianthus
Taxonomy
Virginianthus was named by Friis et al. (1994). Its type is Virginianthus calycanthoides.
It was assigned to Calycanthaceae by Friis et al. (1994) and Crane and Herendeen (1996).
It was assigned to Calycanthaceae by Friis et al. (1994) and Crane and Herendeen (1996).
Species
V. calycanthoides (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Virginianthus Friis et al. |
| 1996 | Virginianthus Crane and Herendeen |
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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. †Virginianthus Friis et al. 1994
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†Virginianthus calycanthoides Friis et al. 1994
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| E. M. Friis et al. 1994 | Flower small, bisexual, actinomorphic, and multipartite. Hypanthium cup-shaped. Perianth and androecium composed of numerous parts arranged in densely crowded series on the rim of the floral cup. Stamens not clearly differentiated into anther and filament. Anthers dithecate and tetrasporangiate, extrorse, dehiscing by four laterally hinged valves; pollen sacsa linear and parallel; sterile tissue abundant, surrounding the sporangia apically, laterally, basally, and adaxially; inner series of androecium staminodial. Pollen monocolpate. Gynoecium composed of numerous free carpels borne on the inner surface of the hypanthium. |