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Calycites

Angiospermae - Asterales - Asteraceae

Taxonomy
Calycites was named by Massalongo (1856). It is not extant. Its type is Calycites pentasepalus.

It was assigned to Compositae by MacGinitie (1941).

Synonyms
  • Calycithes was named by Massalongo (1850). It is not extant.

    It was replaced with Calycites by Massalongo (1856).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Calycithes Massalongo
1856Calycites Massalongo
1941Calycites MacGinitie

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
Superasterids
RankNameAuthor
Asterids
Euasterids
Campanulids
orderAsterales
familyAsteraceae
genusCalycitesMassalongo 1856

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. †Calycites Massalongo 1856
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Calycites alatus Hollick 1904
Calycites diospyriformis Newberry 1895
Calycites lythroides Visiani and Massalongo 1856
Calycites obovatus Hollick 1906
Calycites ostryaformis Berry 1916
Calycites parvus Newberry 1895
Calycites pentasepalus Massalongo 1850
Calycites polysepala Newberry 1868
Calycites sexpartitus Berry 1919
Invalid names: Calycithes Massalongo 1850 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available