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Burseraceae

Angiospermae - Sapindales - Burseraceae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1824Burseraceae Kunth
1941Burseraceae MacGinitie
1961Burseraceae Chandler p. 195
1963Burseraceae Chandler p. 96
1971Burseraceoxylon Patil and Mhaskar
1977Burseraceae Hickey
2000Burseraceae Mabberley
2016Burseraceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Malvids
orderSapindales
familyBurseraceaeKunth 1824
familyBurseraceaeKunth 1824

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.

Fm. †Burseraceae Kunth 1824
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G. †Barghoornia Wolfe and Wehr 1987
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Barghoornia oblongifolia Wolfe and Wehr 1987
G. †Boswellioxylon Dayal 1964
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Boswellioxylon indicum Dayal 1964
G. Bursera Jacquin 1760
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Bursera preserrata Antal and Awasthi 1993
Bursera serratoides Antal and Awasthi 1993
G. †Bursericarpum Reid and Chandler 1933
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Bursericarpum aldwickense Chandler 1961
Bursericarpum angulatum Reid and Chandler 1933
Bursericarpum bognorense Chandler 1961
Bursericarpum clausentium Chandler 1961
Bursericarpum ovale Chandler 1961
Bursericarpum venablesi Chandler 1961
G. †Burserites Berry 1924
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Burserites fayettensis Berry 1924
Burserites venezuelana Berry 1921
G. †Burseroxylon Prakash and Tripathi 1975
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Burseroxylon garugoides Lakhanpal et al. 1981
Burseroxylon preserratum Prakash and Tripathi 1975
G. †Canariophyllum Hickey 1977
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Canariophyllum ampla Hickey 1977
G. †Canarioxylon Prakash et al.
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Canarioxylon indicum Ghosh and Roy 1978
Canarioxylon shahpuraensis Trivedi and Srivastava 1985
Invalid names: Canarioxylon deccanii Yawale and Sakundarwar 1983 [nomen nudum]
G. Canarium Linnaeus 1759
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Canarium bengalense Roxburgh 1832
Canarium californicum Lesquereux 1878
G. †Canarium Stickman 1759
G. †Palaeobursera Chandler 1961
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Palaeobursera bognorensis Chandler 1961
Palaeobursera lakensis Chandler 1962
G. †Protamyris Unger 1850
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Protamyris eocenica Unger 1850
G. †Protocommiphora Reid and Chandler 1933
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Protocommiphora europaea Reid and Chandler 1933
G. Santiria Blume
G. †Sumatroxylon Berger 1923
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Sumatroxylon mollii Kraeusel 1922
Invalid names: Burseraceoxylon Patil and Mhaskar 1971 [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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 55.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 54.9 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03India (Maharashtra) Burseraceae indet., Canarioxylon deccanii (224626)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03India (Madhya Pradesh) Boswellioxylon indicum (224711) Burseraceoxylon mohgaoense (224606) Burseroxylon preserratum (227848) Canarioxylon shahpuraensis (227853)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (North Dakota) Canariophyllum ampla (10810)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Bursericarpum bognorensis, Palaeobursera bognorensis, Protocommiphora europaea, Bursericarpum aldwickense, Bursericarpum ovale, Bursericarpum venablesi (21249) Bursericarpum clausentium (22810) Palaeobursera lakensis (23398)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Palaeobursera sp. (27721)
Early/Lower Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene55.8 - 33.9Venezuela (Zulia) Burserites fayettensia (31274)
MP 1348.6 - 40.4Germany (Eifel) Canarium sp. (24201)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Palaeobursera lakensis (24106)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Washington) Barghoornia oblongifolia (11537)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Oregon) Bursericarpum oregonense, Bursericarpum sp. (21220)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (California) Canarium californicum (23995 23996 23997 23998 23999 24000 24002 24012 24013)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Wyoming) Juglans californica (24156 24198)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Bursera sp. (22901 22902 22905 22966 22997)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Palaeobursera lakensis (27663)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Bursera serrulata (24209)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Myanmar (Sagaing) Canarium sp. (227788) Canarium sp., Santiria sp. (227709) Santiria sp. (227646 227649 227720 227782 227803)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.2 - 28.4USA (Colorado) Bursera serrulata (39837 39839 39849)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03India Santiria sp. (212868)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.03 - 5.333Venezuela (Trujillo) Burserites venezuelana (31281)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.03 - 5.333Venezuela Burserites venezuelana (32006)
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588India (West Bengal) Bursera preserrata (223487) Bursera serratoides (223486)
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588Uganda Canarium schweinfurthi (22390)
Hemingfordian - Barstovian20.43 - 12.5USA (California) Bursera sp. (19206)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608India (Arunachal Pradesh) Burseroxylon garugoides (224743)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.97 - 5.333India (Assam) Burseroxylon preserratum (224623)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333India (West Bengal) Canarioxylon indicum (227843)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781India (Arunachal Pradesh) Canarium bengalense (224427)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Bursera simaruba (144662)