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Commelinales

Angiospermae - Commelinales

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Commelinales Mirbel
2000Commelinales Mabberley
2008Commelinales Taylor et al. p. 1029
2016Commelinales The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
orderCommelinalesMirbel 1820
orderCommelinalesMirbel 1820

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. †Commelinales Mirbel 1820
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Fm. Commelinaceae de Mirbel 1804 [dayflower]
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G. Cyanotis Don 1825
G. Rhoeo Hance
G. Philydrum Banks et al. 1788
Fm. †Pontederiaceae Kunth 1816
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G. Eichhornia Kunth 1843
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Eichhornia intertrappea Patil and Singh 1978
G. Heteranthera Ruiz and Pavon 1794 [mud plantain]
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Heteranthera cretacea Knowlton 1916
G. Monochoria Presl 1827
G. †Pontederites Knowlton 1922
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Pontederites hesperia Knowlton 1922
Invalid names: Haemodoraceae Brown 1810 [empty], Hanguanaceae Airy Shaw 1965 [empty], Philydraceae Link 1821 [empty]
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