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Florissantia

Angiospermae - Solanales - Solanaceae

Taxonomy
Florissantia was named by Knowlton (1916) [Emended genus. Type: Florissantia physalis Knowlton 1916 ]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Solanaceae by Knowlton (1919); to Convolvulaceae by Andrews (1970); and to Sterculiaceae by Manchester (1992) and Manchester (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Florissantia Knowlton
1919Florissantia Knowlton
1970Florissantia Andrews
1992Florissantia Manchester
2001Florissantia Manchester

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
orderSolanalesJussieu 1820
familySolanaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusFlorissantiaKnowlton 1916

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. †Florissantia Knowlton 1916
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Florissantia ashwillii Manchester 1992
Florissantia physalis Knowlton 1916
Florissantia quilchenensis Manchester 1992
Florissantia speirii Manchester 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available