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Proteales

Angiospermae - Proteales

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Proteales Jussieu
1919Proteales Knowlton
1994Nelumbonales Upchurch et al.
2000Nelumbonales Mabberley
2000Proteales Mabberley
2008Proteales Taylor et al. p. 1029
2009Proteales The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group
2016Proteales The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group
2020Proteales Vallati et al. p. 5
2022Proteales Vera et al.
2023Proteales Perez Loinaze et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
orderProtealesJussieu 1829
orderProtealesJussieu 1829

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.

Or. Proteales Jussieu 1829
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G. Beauprea Brongniart and Gris 1871
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†Beauprea elegansiformis Cookson 1950
G. Darlingia Mueller 1866
Fm. Nelumbonaceae Richard 1827 [lotus]
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G. †Exnelumbites Estrada-Ruiz et al. 2011
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†Exnelumbites callejasiae Estrada-Ruiz et al. 2011
G. †Nelumbago McIver and Basinger 1993
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†Nelumbago montanum Brown 1962
G. Nelumbo Adanson 1763
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†Nelumbo aureavallis Hickey 1977
†Nelumbo dawsoni Hollick 1894
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Invalid names: Brasenia antiqua Dawson 1885 [replaced]
†Nelumbo intermedia Knowlton 1900
†Nelumbo kempii Hollick 1893
†Nelumbo lakesiana Lesquereux 1873
†Nelumbo laramiensis Hollick 1894
†Nelumbo nangalensis Bhattacharyya 1983
Nelumbo nucifera Gaertner 1788
†Nelumbo protolutea Berry 1918
†Nelumbo puertae Gandolfo and Cuneo 2005
†Nelumbo pygmaea Dawson 1890
†Nelumbo saskatchuense Dawson 1887
G. †Nelumbopollenites Skawińska 1994
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†Nelumbopollenites patagonicus De Benedetti et al. 2023
G. †Peninsulapollis Dettmann and Jarzen 1988
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†Peninsulapollis askinae Dettmann and Jarzen 1988
†Peninsulapollis askiniae Dettmann and Jarzen 1988
†Peninsulapollis gillii Dettmann and Jarzen 1988
†Peninsulapollis truswelliae Dettmann and Jarzen 1988
Fm. Platanaceae Lestiboudois 1826
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G. †Aquia Crane et al. 1993
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†Aquia brookensis Crane et al. 1993
G. †Aspidiophyllum Lesquereux 1876
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†Aspidiophyllum dentatum Lesquereux 1883
†Aspidiophyllum platanifolium Lesquereux 1883
†Aspidiophyllum trilobatum Lesquereux 1876
G. †Credneria Zenker 1833
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†Credneria integerrima Zenker 1833
†Credneria macrophylla Heer 1869
†Credneria microphylla Lesquereux 1875
†Credneria pachyphylla Knowlton 1899
†Credneria protophylloides Knowlton 1918
G. †Hamatia Pedersen et al. 1994
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†Hamatia elkneckensis Pedersen et al. 1994
G. †Langeranthus Huegele and Manchester 2022
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†Langeranthus dillhoffiorum Huegele and Manchester 2022
G. †Langeria Wolfe and Wehr 1987
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†Langeria magnifica Wolfe and Wehr 1987
G. †Macginicarpa Manchester 1986
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†Macginicarpa glabra Manchester 1986
G. †Macginistemon Manchester 1986
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†Macginistemon mikanoides MacGinitie 1941
G. †Macginitiea Wolfe and Wehr 1986
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†Macginitiea angustiloba Lesquereux 1878
†Macginitiea gracilis Wolfe and Wehr 1987
†Macginitiea nobilis Newberry 1868
†Macginitiea whitneyi Lesquereux 1878
†Macginitiea wyomingensis Knowlton and Cockerell 1919
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Invalid names: Aralia macrophylla Newberry 1882 [replaced]
G. †Platananthus Manchester 1986
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†Platananthus hueberi Friis et al. 1988
†Platananthus scanicus Friis et al. 1988
†Platananthus synandrus Manchester 1986
G. †Plataninium Unger 1842
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†Plataninium acerinum Unger 1842
†Plataninium haydeni Felix 1896
†Plataninium knowltoni Platen 1907
†Plataninium pacificum Platen 1907
G. †Platanites Forbes 1851
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†Platanites herbridicus Forbes 1851
†Platanites marginata Lesquereux 1872
†Platanites raynoldsii Newberry 1868
G. †Platanocarpus Friis et al. 1988
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†Platanocarpus brookensis Crane et al. 1993
†Platanocarpus carolinensis Friis et al. 1988
†Platanocarpus elkneckensis Pedersen et al. 1994
†Platanocarpus marylandensis Friis et al. 1988
G. †Platanophyllum Fontaine 1889
G. †Platanoxylon Andreanszky 1951
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†Platanoxylon haydenii Suss and Muller-Stoll 1977
G. Platanus Linnaeus 1753 [plane tree]
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†Platanus aceroides Göppert 1852
†Platanus appendiculata Lesquereux 1878
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Invalid names: Acer aequidentatum Lesquereux 1878 [synonym]
†Platanus aquehongensis Hollick 1892
†Platanus aspera Newberry 1882
†Platanus asperaeformis Berry 1919
†Platanus basilobata Ward 1885
†Platanus bella Kvacek et al. 2001
†Platanus bendirei Lesquereux 1888
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Invalid names: Acer merriami Knowlton 1902 [synonym]
†Platanus cissoides Lesquereux 1891
†Platanus coloradensis Knowlton 1930
†Platanus condoni Newberry 1883
†Platanus cordata Knowlton 1898
†Platanus diminutiva Lesquereux 1868
†Platanus dissecta Lesquereux 1878
†Platanus guillelmae Göppert 1852
†Platanus haydenii Newberry 1868
†Platanus heerii Lesquereux 1871
†Platanus heterophyllus Newberry 1875
†Platanus kuemmellii Berry 1906
†Platanus latior Lesquereux 1868
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Invalid names: Platanus primaeva Lesquereux 1874 [synonym]
†Platanus montana Knowlton 1899
†Platanus neptuni Buzek et al. 1967
†Platanus newberryana Lesquereux 1868
†Platanus nobilis Newberry 1868
†Platanus obtusiloba Lesquereux 1868
Platanus occidentalis Linnaeus 1753
†Platanus paucidentata Dorf 1930
†Platanus platanoides Lesquereux 1874
†Platanus raynoldsi Newberry 1868
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Invalid names: Acer gracilescens Lesquereux 1883 [synonym]
†Platanus raynoldsii Newberry 1868
†Platanus regularis Knowlton 1918
†Platanus rhomboidea Lesquereux 1873
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Invalid names: Viburnum anceps Lesquereux 1878 [synonym]
†Platanus ripleyensis Berry 1919
†Platanus shirleyensis Berry 1914
†Platanus tsuyazakiensis Suzuki 1976
†Platanus vivarium Knowlton 1899
†Platanus wardii Knowlton 1900
G. †Pseudoaspidiophyllum Hollick 1930
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Fm. Proteaceae de Jussieu 1789
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G. Agastachys Brown 1811
G. Banksia Linnaeus 1782
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†Banksia archaeocarpa McNamara and Scott 1983
†Banksia novaezelandiae Carpenter et al. 2010
†Banksia puryearensis Berry 1916
†Banksia pusilla Velenovsky 1883
†Banksia saffordi Lesquereux 1859
†Banksia tenuifolia Berry 1916
G. †Banksieaeformis Hill and Christophel 1988
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†Banksieaeformis decurrens Hill and Christophel 1988
†Banksieaeformis dentatus Hill and Christophel 1988
G. †Banksieaeidites Cookson 1950
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†Banksieaeidites arcuatus Stover and Partridge 1973
G. †Banksieaephyllum Cookson and Duigan 1950
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†Banksieaephyllum angustum Cookson and Duigan 1950
†Banksieaephyllum attenuatum Hill and Christophel 1988
†Banksieaephyllum cuneatum Hill and Christophel 1988
†Banksieaephyllum elongatus Hill and Christophel 1988
†Banksieaephyllum incisum Blackburn 1981
†Banksieaephyllum linearis Carpenter and Jordan 1997
†Banksieaephyllum longifolium Hill and Merrifield 1993
†Banksieaephyllum orientalis Carpenter and Jordan 1997
†Banksieaephyllum regularis Hill and Christophel 1988
†Banksieaephyllum taylorii Carpenter et al. 1994
†Banksieaephyllum westdaliense Hill and Merrifield 1993
G. †Banksites Saporta 1863
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†Banksites integer Saporta 1861
†Banksites lineatus Lesquereux 1883
†Banksites saportanus Velenovsky 1883
G. †Beaupreaidites Potonié 1960
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†Beaupreaidites orbiculatus Dettmann and Jarzen 1988
G. Cardwellia Mueller 1865
G. Cenarrhenes Labillardière 1805
G. †Conospermites Ettingshausen 1867
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†Conospermites ellipticus Fontaine 1889
†Conospermites hakeaefolius Ettingshausen 1867
G. †Conospermum Smith 1798
G. †Constantinium Unger 1863
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G. †Cranwellipollis Martin and Harris 1975
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†Cranwellipollis apiculatus Stover and Partridge 1982
†Cranwellipollis subpalisadus Martin and Harris 1974
G. †Doroteoxylon Nishida et al. 1989
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†Doroteoxylon vicentiperezii Nishida et al. 1989
G. Dryandra Brown 1811
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†Dryandra comptoniaefolia Ettingshausen 1887
G. †Dryandroides Unger 1850
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†Dryandroides cleburni Lesquereux 1873
†Dryandroides grandis Unger 1850
†Dryandroides lanceolata Knowlton 1917
†Dryandroides quercinea Velenovsky 1883
G. †Echitriporites Van der Hammen 1956
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†Echitriporites trianguliformis van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964
†Echitriporites trianguliformis orbicularis Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
†Echitriporites variabilis Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
G. †Embothriophyllum Dusén 1899
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†Embothriophyllum dubium Dusén 1899
G. †Embothriopsis Hollick 1912
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†Embothriopsis presagita Hollick 1912
G. †Embothrites Unger 1850
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†Embothrites borealis Unger 1850
†Embothrites daphneoides Lesquereux 1874
†Embothrites simpsoni Berry 1932
G. †Euproteaciphyllum Jordan et al. 1998
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†Euproteaciphyllum alloxylonoides Carpenter et al. 2012
†Euproteaciphyllum amphistomaticum Carpenter et al. 2012
†Euproteaciphyllum attenuatum Jordan et al. 1998
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Invalid names: Proteaciphyllum attenuatum Carpenter and Jordan 1997 [replaced]
†Euproteaciphyllum brookerensis Jordan et al. 1998
†Euproteaciphyllum cethanicum Jordan et al. 1998
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Invalid names: Proteaciphyllum cethanicum Carpenter and Jordan 1997 [replaced]
†Euproteaciphyllum falcatum Jordan et al. 1998
†Euproteaciphyllum gevuininoides Jordan et al. 1998
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Invalid names: Proteaciphyllum gevuininoides Carpenter and Jordan 1997 [replaced]
†Euproteaciphyllum integrifolium Jordan et al. 1998
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Invalid names: Proteaciphyllum integrifolium Carpenter and Jordan 1997 [replaced], Proteaciphyllum microphyllum Carpenter and Jordan 1997 [replaced]
†Euproteaciphyllum linearis Jordan et al. 1998
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Invalid names: Proteaciphyllum linearis Carpenter and Jordan 1997 [replaced]
†Euproteaciphyllum lomatioides Jordan et al. 1998
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Invalid names: Proteaciphyllum lomatioides Carpenter and Jordan 1997 [replaced]
†Euproteaciphyllum microlobium Jordan et al. 1998
†Euproteaciphyllum microphyllum Jordan et al. 1998
†Euproteaciphyllum ornamentalis Jordan et al. 1998
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Invalid names: Proteaciphyllum ornamentalis Carpenter and Jordan 1997 [replaced]
†Euproteaciphyllum pacificum Carpenter et al. 2012
†Euproteaciphyllum papillosum Jordan et al. 1998
†Euproteaciphyllum pinnatum Carpenter et al. 2012
†Euproteaciphyllum polymorphum Jordan et al. 1998
†Euproteaciphyllum rugulatum Jordan et al. 1998
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Invalid names: Proteaciphyllum rugulatum Carpenter and Jordan 1997 [replaced]
†Euproteaciphyllum serratum Jordan et al. 1998
†Euproteaciphyllum tasmanicum Jordan et al. 1998
†Euproteaciphyllum tridacnoides Jordan et al. 1998
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Invalid names: Proteaciphyllum tridacnoides Carpenter and Jordan 1997 [replaced]
Invalid names: Proteaciphyllum Carpenter and Jordan 1997 [replaced]
G. Grevillea Brown and Knight 1809
G. Hakea Schrader 1798
G. †Hakeites Saporta 1861
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†Hakeites deletus Saporta 1861
†Hakeites major Saporta 1867
G. Helicia Loureiro 1790
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†Helicia eoerretica Prasad et al. 1999
G. †Hicksbeachia Mueller 1882
G. Isopogon Brown and Knight 1809
G. Knightia Brown 1810
G. †Knightiophyllum Ettingshausen 1887
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†Knightiophyllum primaevum Ettingshausen 1887
G. †Knightites Saporta 1861
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†Knightites salyorum Saporta 1861
G. Lambertia Smith 1798
G. †Lambertiphyllum Velenovsky 1889
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†Lambertiphyllum durum Velenovsky 1883
G. †Leucadendrites Saporta 1862
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†Leucadendrites sextinctus Saporta 1862
G. †Lewalanipollis Dettmann and Jarzen 1996
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†Lewalanipollis senectus Dettmann and Jarzen 1996
G. Lomatia Brown 1810
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†Lomatia abbreviata Lesquereux 1883
†Lomatia acutiloba Lesquereux 1883
†Lomatia interrupta Lesquereux 1883
†Lomatia microphylla Lesquereux 1875
†Lomatia occidentalis Frenguelli 1943
†Lomatia patagonica Frenguelli 1943
†Lomatia preferruginea Berry 1938
†Lomatia saportanea Lesquereux 1874
†Lomatia terminalis Lesquereux 1883
†Lomatia tripartita Lesquereux 1883
†Lomatia xeromorpha Carpenter and Hill 1988
G. †Lomatites Saporta 1862
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†Lomatites acerosus Saporta 1862
†Lomatites hakeaefolia Lesquereux 1883
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Invalid names: Carduus florissantensis Cockerell 1906 [synonym]
†Lomatites spinosa Lesquereux 1883
G. †Macclintockia Heer 1866
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†Macclintockia dentata Heer 1866
†Macclintockia lyallii Heer 1868
G. †Maslinia Blackburn 1981
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†Maslinia grevilleoides Blackburn 1981
G. Musgravea Mueller 1890
G. †Musgraveinanthus Christophel 1984
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†Musgraveinanthus alcoensis Christophel 1984
G. †Myricophyllum Saporta 1862
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†Myricophyllum gracile Saporta 1862
G. †Orites Brown 1810
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†Orites bivascularis Romero et al. 1988
†Orites excelsoides Carpenter and Jordan 1997
†Orites milliganoides Jordan et al. 1998
†Orites scleromorpha Jordan et al. 1998
†Orites truncata Jordan 1995
G. †Palaeodendron Saporta 1862
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†Palaeodendron gypsophilum Saporta 1862
G. †Palibinia Korovin 1932
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†Palibinia laxifolia Korovin 1932
G. †Parafatsia Blackburn 1981
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†Parafatsia subpeltata Blackburn 1981
G. Persoonia Smith 1798 [geebung]
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†Persoonia lesquereuxii Knowlton 1891
†Persoonia oviformis Lesquereux 1859
†Persoonia spatulata Hollick 1895
G. †Persoonieaephyllum Carpenter et al. 2010
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†Persoonieaephyllum ornatum Carpenter et al. 2010
†Persoonieaephyllum villosum Carpenter et al. 2010
G. Petrophile Knight 1809
G. †Propylipollis Martin and Harris 1975
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†Propylipollis ambiguus Dettmann and Jarzen 1996
†Propylipollis annularis Martin and Harris 1974
†Propylipollis lateflexus Baldoni and Askin 1993
†Propylipollis microverrucatus Truswell and Owen 1988
†Propylipollis pseudocostatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
†Propylipollis reticuloscabratus Martin and Harris 1974
†Propylipollis tenuiexinus Dettmann and Jarzen 1996
G. †Proteacidites Cookson and Couper 1953
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†Proteacidites africaensis Schrank and Ibrahim 1995
†Proteacidites amolosexinus Dettmann and Playford 1968
†Proteacidites angulatus Stover 1973
†Proteacidites baibianae De Benedetti et al. 2023
†Proteacidites beddoesii Stover 1973
†Proteacidites cooksonii Salard-Cheboldaeff 1978
†Proteacidites dehaani Germeraad et al. 1968
†Proteacidites excertus Dutta and Sah 1970
†Proteacidites miniporatus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1966
†Proteacidites mirasolensis De Benedetti et al. 2023
†Proteacidites obscurus Cookson 1950
†Proteacidites parvus Cookson 1950
†Proteacidites protrudus Sah and Kar 1970
†Proteacidites retiformis Couper 1960
†Proteacidites scaboratus Couper 1960
†Proteacidites sigalii Boltenhagen 1978
G. †Proteaephyllum Fontaine 1889
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†Proteaephyllum californicum Fontaine 1905
†Proteaephyllum ovatum Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Proteaephyllum ellipticum Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Proteaephyllum tenuinerve Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
†Proteaephyllum reniforme Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Phyllites pachyphyllus Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Proteaephyllum orbiculare Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
G. †Proteoides Heer and Capellini 1867
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†Proteoides acuta Heer 1866
†Proteoides crassipes Heer 1874
†Proteoides major Dawson 1893
†Proteoides neillii Dawson 1893
†Proteoides parvula Berry 1914
†Proteoides wilcoxensis Berry 1916
G. †Proteoxylon Kraeusel 1939
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†Proteoxylon chargeense Kraeusel 1939
G. †Rogersia Fontaine 1889
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†Rogersia angustifolia Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Saliciphyllum longifolium Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
†Rogersia australis Cunéo and Gandolfo 2005
†Rogersia longifolia Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Sapindopsis elliptica Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
G. †Stenocarpites Brongniart 1861
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†Stenocarpites anisolobus Brongniart 1861
G. Stirlingia Endlicher 1837
G. Telopea Brown 1811
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†Telopea strahanensis Jordan 1995
G. †Triporopollenites Pflug and Thomson 1953
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†Triporopollenites minor Barreda 1997
†Triporopollenites plicata Ramanujam 1966
†Triporopollenites simplex Ramanujam 1966
†Triporopollenites vimalii Sah and Dutta 1966
G. Xylomelum Smith 1798
Invalid names: Banksieae Reichenbach 1828 [empty], Leucospermites Saporta 1861 [nomen nudum]
G. †Retidiporites Varma and Rawat 1963
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†Retidiporites agilis González-Guzmán 1967
†Retidiporites botulus Leidelmeyer 1966
†Retidiporites camachoi Archangelsky 1973
†Retidiporites camachoii Archangelsky 1973
†Retidiporites elongatus Sarmiento 1992
†Retidiporites magdalenensis Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966
†Retidiporites poricostatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Fm. †Sabiaceae von Blume 1851
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G. †Bognoria Chandler 1961
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†Bognoria venablesi Chandler 1961
G. Meliosma Blume 1823
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†Meliosma cantiensis Reid and Chandler 1933
†Meliosma eopinnata Prasad 2006
†Meliosma jenkinsi Chandler 1961
†Meliosma longifolia Hickey 1977
†Meliosma rostellata Crane et al. 1990
†Meliosma sheppeyensis Reid and Chandler 1933
†Meliosma truncata MacGinitie 1941
G. Sabia Colebrooke 1819
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†Sabia eopaniculata Prasad 1994
†Sabia siwalica Dwivedi et al. 2006
G. †Sabiocaulis Stopes and Fujii 1910
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†Sabiocaulis sakuraii Stopes and Fujii 1910
G. †Sabioxylon Maedler 1939
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†Sabioxylon francofurtense Maedler 1939
G. Stenocarpus Brown 1811
G. †Triatriopollenites Thomson and Pflug 1953
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†Triatriopollenites bertelsii Archangelsky 1973
†Triatriopollenites lateflexus Archangelsky 1973
Invalid names: Nelumbonales [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available