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Magnoliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Taxonomy
Magnoliopsida was named by Cronquist et al. (1996). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Jud (2011).

It was assigned to Tracheophyta by McIver and Basinger (1993); to Magnoliophyta by Hueber (1983), Upchurch and Dilcher (1990), Upchurch et al. (1994) and McLoughlin et al. (1995); to Magnolidra by Kenrick and Crane (1997); and to Spermatophyta by Jud (2011).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Magnoliopsida Hueber p. 272
1990Magnoliopsida Upchurch and Dilcher
1993Magnoliopsida McIver and Basinger
1994Magnoliopsida Upchurch et al.
1995Magnoliopsida McLoughlin et al.
1996Magnoliopsida Cronquist et al.
1997Magnoliopsida Kenrick and Crane
2011Magnoliopsida Jud

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
RankNameAuthor
classMagnoliopsidaCronquist et al. 1996
classMagnoliopsidaCronquist et al. 1996

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.

Cl. Magnoliopsida Cronquist et al. 1996
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G. †Ailanthipites Wodehouse 1933
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Ailanthipites diminutus De Benedetti et al. 2023
Ailanthipites feruglioi De Benedetti et al. 2023
Ailanthipites hexagonalis De Benedetti et al. 2023
Ailanthipites mulleri Milne 1988
G. †Albertipollenites Srivastava 1969
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Albertipollenites anguloluminosus Archangelsky 1973
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Invalid names: Tricolpites anguloluminosus Anderson 1960 [replaced]
Albertipollenites perforatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
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Invalid names: Retitricolpites perforatus González-Guzmán 1967 [synonym]
Albertipollenites rosalindae Schrank and Ibrahim 1995
G. †Araliaceoipollenites Potonié 1960
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Araliaceoipollenites matanamadhensis Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Araliaceoipollenites psilatus Dutta and Sah 1970
Araliaceoipollenites reticulatus Dutta and Sah 1970
G. †Archihicoria Barbour 1898
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Archihicoria siouxensis Barbour 1898
G. †Argophyllites Deane 1902
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Argophyllites levis Deane 1902
G. †Astrapaeites Langeron 1899
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Astrapaeites pumicosus Langeron 1899
G. †Baculamonocolpites Sole de Porta 1971
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Baculamonocolpites hammenii Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
G. †Banksicarpus Velenovsky and Viniklar 1927
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Banksicarpus cretaseus Velenovsky and Viniklar 1927
G. †Basopollis Pflug 1953
G. †Brevitricolpites González-Guzmán 1967
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Brevitricolpites macroexinatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Brevitricolpites microechinatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Brevitricolpites variabilis González-Guzmán 1967
G. †Calligonopsis Massalongo 1859
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Calligonopsis strumphsioides Massalongo 1857
G. †Callistopollenites Srivastava 1969
G. †Caloda Dilcher and Kovach 1986
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Caloda delevoryana Dilcher and Kovach 1986
G. †Carpestella von Balthazar et al. 2008
G. †Catinipollis Krutzsch 1966
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G. †Celastrophyllum Goeppert 1854
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Celastrophyllum acutidens Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Celastrophyllum obtusidens Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Celastrophyllum pulchrum Ward 1899 [synonym], Myrica brookensis Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
Celastrophyllum arcinerve Fontaine 1889
Celastrophyllum attenuatum Goeppert 1854
Celastrophyllum crassipes Lesquereux 1891
Celastrophyllum cretaceum Lesquereux 1891
Celastrophyllum ensifolium Lesquereux 1871
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Invalid names: Celastrophyllum saliciforme Ward 1905 [synonym]
Celastrophyllum latifolium Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Celastrophyllum obovatum Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Celastrophyllum tenuinerve Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Proteaephyllum uhleri Fontaine 1905 [synonym]
Celastrophyllum minus Hollick 1895
Celastrophyllum myrsinoides Lesquereux 1891
Celastrophyllum obliquum Knowlton 1891
Celastrophyllum parvifolium Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Celastrophyllum brookense Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Saliciphyllum ellipticum Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
Celastrophyllum robustum Newberry 1895
Celastrophyllum spatulatum Newberry 1895
Celastrophyllum undulatum Newberry 1895
G. †Clavatricolpites van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964
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Clavatricolpites crotonoisculptus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964
Clavatricolpites densiclavatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Clavatricolpites gracilis González-Guzmán 1967
G. †Colombipollis Sarmiento 1992
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Colombipollis tropicalis Sarmiento 1992
G. †Coprosmaephyllum Deane 1904
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G. †Cupanoides Bowerbank 1840
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Cupanoides corrugatus Bowerbank 1840
Cupanoides depressus Bowerbank 1840
Cupanoides grandis Bowerbank 1840
Cupanoides inflatus Bowerbank 1840
Cupanoides lobatus Bowerbank 1840
Cupanoides peruvianus Berry 1927
Cupanoides pygmaeus Bowerbank 1840
Cupanoides subangulatus Bowerbank 1840
Cupanoides tumidus Bowerbank 1840
G. †Cupulicarpus Velenovsky and Viniklar 1929
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Cupulicarpus fechtneri Velenovsky and Viniklar 1929
G. †Curvimonocolpites Leidelmeyer 1966
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Curvimonocolpites inornatus Leidelmeyer 1966
G. †Dicotetradites Couper 1953
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Dicotetradites reticulatus Dutta and Sah 1970
G. Dicotylophyllum Saporta 1894
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Dicotylophyllum aliquantuliserratum Upchurch and Dilcher 1990
Dicotylophyllum angularis Upchurch and Dilcher 1990
Dicotylophyllum cordatum Lakhanpal and Guleria 1981
Dicotylophyllum dioscoreoides Singh and Prakash 1980
Dicotylophyllum expansolobum Upchurch and Dilcher 1990
Dicotylophyllum hansonium Peppe and Hickey 2014
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Invalid names: Acer indivisum Lesquereux 1883 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Acer arida Axelrod 1950 [synonym]
Dicotylophyllum myrtophylloides Upchurch and Dilcher 1990
Dicotylophyllum ovatodecurrens Upchurch et al. 1994
Dicotylophyllum panandhroensis Lakhanpal and Guleria 1981
Dicotylophyllum pinnatifidum Reid and Chandler 1926
Dicotylophyllum quadrinervatum Lakhanpal and Guleria 1981
Dicotylophyllum rosafluviatilis Upchurch and Dilcher 1990
Dicotylophyllum silberlingii Wolfe and Tanai 1987
Dicotylophyllum trilobum Newberry 1868
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Invalid names: Acer newberryi Brown 1962 [synonym]
Dicotylophyllum visibilis Hollick 1936
Invalid names: Dicotylophyllum agashi Sheikh 1973 [nomen nudum], Dicotylophyllum chitalii Sheikh 1973 [nomen nudum], Dicotylophyllum patilii Sheikh 1973 [nomen nudum]
G. †Diospyrophyllum Velenovsky 1889
G. †Dryoxylon Schleiden 1853
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Dryoxylon chitaense Yasui 1928
Dryoxylon intertrappea Trivedi 1976
Dryoxylon jenense Schleiden 1853
Dryoxylon mahurzarii Trivedi 1976
Dryoxylon mohgaoense Rode 1936
Dryoxylon nahanai Prakash 1975
Dryoxylon tiliaceoides Trivedi 1976
Invalid names: Dryoxylon simarubaceus Trivedi et al. 1975 [nomen nudum], Magnolites Tuzson 1909 [synonym]
G. †Duplotriporites Sarmiento 1992
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Duplotriporites ariani Sarmiento 1992
G. †Echimonocolpites der Hammen and de Mutis 1965
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Echimonocolpites densus González-Guzmán 1967
Echimonocolpites minutus Salard-Cheboldaeff 1978
Echimonocolpites rarispinosus Salard-Cheboldaeff 1978
Echimonocolpites ruedae Van der Hammen 1954
G. †Echitetracolpites Song 1993
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Echitetracolpites tenuiexinatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
G. †Favitricolporites Sah 1967
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Favitricolporites australis Archangelsky 1973
Favitricolporites complex Sah and Dutta 1968
Favitricolporites medireticulatus Mathur and Mathur 1969
G. †Forcipites Dettmann and Jarzen 1988
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Forcipites longus Dettmann and Jarzen 1988
Forcipites sabulosus Dettmann and Jarzen 1988
Forcipites stipulatus Dettmann and Jarzen 1988
G. †Foveodiporites Varma and Rawat 1963
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Foveodiporites guianensis Wijmstra 1971
G. †Foveotricolporites Pierce 1961
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Foveotricolporites caldensis González-Guzmán 1967
Foveotricolporites crassiexinus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1966
Foveotricolporites fossulatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Foveotricolporites gonzalezii Salard-Cheboldaeff 1978
Foveotricolporites marginatus González-Guzmán 1967
Foveotricolporites rugulatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Foveotricolporites voluminosus González-Guzmán 1967
G. †Foveotriporites González-Guzmán 1967
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Foveotriporites hammenii González-Guzmán 1967
G. †Gambierina Harris 1972
G. †Gemmamonocolpites Van der Hammen and Garcia 1966
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Gemmamonocolpites amicus González-Guzmán 1967
Gemmamonocolpites barbatus González-Guzmán 1967
Gemmamonocolpites chubutensis De Benedetti et al. 2023
Gemmamonocolpites gemmatus Van der Hammen and Garcia 1966
Gemmamonocolpites ovatus González-Guzmán 1967
Gemmamonocolpites perfectus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
G. †Gemmatricolpites van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964
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Gemmatricolpites pulcher González-Guzmán 1967
Gemmatricolpites scabratus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964
Gemmatricolpites subsphaericus Archangelsky 1973
G. †Haloragacidites Couper 1953
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Haloragacidites harrisii Mildenhall and Harris 1971
Haloragacidites neyvelii Ramanujam 1966
G. †Horniella Traverse 1955
G. †Icacinoxylon Shilkina 1956
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Icacinoxylon citronelloides Schilkina 1956
Icacinoxylon pittiense Thayne et al. 1985
G. †Jandufouria Germeraad et al. 1968
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Jandufouria minor Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
G. †Kachaikenia Cunéo and Gandolfo 2005
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Kachaikenia compuesta Cunéo and Gandolfo 2005
G. †Kenella Samylina 1968
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Kenella harrisiana Samylina 1968
G. †Ladakhipollenites Mathur and Jain 1980
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Ladakhipollenites rubinii Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Ladakhipollenites simplex Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
G. †Lefipania Martinez et al. 2018
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Lefipania padillae Martinez et al. 2018
G. †Malvacipollis Harris 1965
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Malvacipollis argentina Zamaloa and Romero 1990
Malvacipollis diversus Harris 1965
Malvacipollis subtilis Stover 1973
G. †Metcalfeoxylon Wheeler et al. 1995
G. †Paraphyllanthoxylon Bailey 1924
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Paraphyllanthoxylon palaeoemblica Prakash et al. 1986
Invalid names: Glochidioxylon Ramanujam 1956 [synonym], Paraphyllanthoxylon gaulkheraense Gayakwad 1986 [nomen nudum], Paraphyllanthoxylon mohgaoensis Trivedi 1979 [nomen nudum]
G. †Parsonsidites Couper 1960
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Parsonsidites multiporus Mildenhall 1960
Parsonsidites psilatus Couper 1960
G. †Periporopollenites Pflug and Thomson 1953
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Periporopollenites delicatus De Benedetti et al. 2023
Periporopollenites pallidus Truswell and Owens 1988
Periporopollenites stigmosus Thomson and Pflug 1953
Periporopollenites vesicus Partridge 1973
G. †Periretisyncolpites Kieser and Jan du Chene 1979
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Periretisyncolpites giganteus Kieser and Jan du Chene 1979
Periretisyncolpites magnosagenatus Kieser and Du Chene 1979
G. †Poloretitricolpites Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
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Poloretitricolpites absolutus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
G. †Polycolpites Couper 1953
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Polycolpites cooksonii Sah and Dutta 1966
Polycolpites flavatus Sah and Kar 1970
Polycolpites ghoshii Ramanujam 1966
Polycolpites granulatus Sah and Kar 1970
Polycolpites langstonii Stover 1973
Polycolpites multirimatus Dutta and Sah 1970
Polycolpites obscurus Sah and Dutta 1966
Polycolpites ornatus Dutta and Sah 1970
Polycolpites speciosus Dutta and Sah 1970
Polycolpites vimalii Sah and Dutta 1966
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Invalid names: Octacolpites brevicolpa Baksi 1962 [synonym]
G. †Polyporina Potonié 1960
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Polyporina excellens Sah and Dutta 1968
Polyporina kashmirensis Thiergart and Frantz 1962
Polyporina mediporus Mathur and Mathur 1969
Polyporina romeroi Archangelsky 1973
G. †Psilatricolporites Pierce 1961
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Psilatricolporites crassus Van der Hammen and Wymstra 1964
Psilatricolporites cyamus Van der Hammen and Wijmstra 1964
Psilatricolporites medius Gonzalez 1966
Psilatricolporites minor Ramanujam 1966
Psilatricolporites normalis González-Guzmán 1967
Psilatricolporites obscurus González-Guzmán 1967
Psilatricolporites optimus González-Guzmán 1967
Psilatricolporites salamanquensis Archangelsky and Zamaloa 1986
Psilatricolporites undulatus Salard-Cheboldaeff 1978
Psilatricolporites vanus González-Guzmán 1967
G. †Quadraplanus Stover and Partridge 1973
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Quadraplanus brossus Stover and Partridge 1973
G. †Quereuxia Kryshtofovich 1953
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Quereuxia angulata Newberry 1953
Invalid names: Trapago McIver and Basinger 1993 [synonym]
G. †Retitricolporites Van der Hammen and Wymstra 1964
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Retitricolporites annae Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966
Retitricolporites annaeoides Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966
Retitricolporites annulatus Salard-Cheboldaeff 1978
Retitricolporites chubutensis Archangelsky 1973
Retitricolporites craceus González-Guzmán 1967
Retitricolporites crassicostatus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1966
Retitricolporites ellipticus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1966
Retitricolporites equatorialis González-Guzmán 1967
Retitricolporites finitus González-Guzmán 1967
Retitricolporites ganganensis De Benedetti et al. 2023
Retitricolporites ghoshii Ramanujam 1966
Retitricolporites irupensis De Benedetti et al. 2023
Retitricolporites marianis González-Guzmán 1967
Retitricolporites minutiformis Truswell and Owen 1988
Retitricolporites ogowensis Boltenhagen 1976
Retitricolporites profundus González-Guzmán 1967
Retitricolporites saskiae González-Guzmán 1967
Retitricolporites striatoides Salard-Cheboldaeff 1978
G. †Rhoipites Wodehouse 1933
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Rhoipites alveolatus Couper 1953
Rhoipites baculatus Archangelsky 1973
Rhoipites bradleyi Wodehouse 1933
Rhoipites cienagensis Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
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Invalid names: Retitricolporites cienagensis Dueñas 1980 [replaced]
Rhoipites cienaguensis Barreda 1997
Rhoipites exiguus Pocknall 1982
Rhoipites fragilis Mildenhall and Pocknall 1989
Rhoipites guianensis Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
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Invalid names: Retitricolporites guianensis Van der Hammen and Wymstra 1964 [replaced]
Rhoipites hirtzi Boltenhagen 1967
Rhoipites hirtzii Boltenhagen 1967
Rhoipites hispidus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
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Invalid names: Retitricolporites hispidus Van der Hammen and Wijmstra 1964 [replaced]
Rhoipites karamuensis Pocknall 1985
Rhoipites kutchensis Venkatachala and Kar 1969
Rhoipites minusculus Archangelsky 1973
Rhoipites nitidus Sah and Dutta 1968
Rhoipites paranaensis Anzotegui and Garralla 1986
Rhoipites romeroi Baldoni 1987
Rhoipites santafesii Anzotegui and Garralla 1986
Rhoipites squarrosus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
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Invalid names: Retitricolporites squarrosus Van der Hammen and Wymstra 1964 [replaced]
Rhoipites striatus Sah and Dutta 1966
G. †Rousea Srivastava 1969
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Rousea brenneri Singh 1983
Rousea delicipollis Srivastava 1977
Rousea florentina Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
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Invalid names: Retitricolpites florentinus González-Guzmán 1967 [replaced]
Rousea georgensis Dettmann 1973
Rousea geranioides Srivastava 1977
Rousea microreticulata Archangelsky and Zamaloa 1986
Rousea miculipollis Srivastava 1975
Rousea minuscula Archangelsky and Zamaloa 1986
Rousea patagonica Archangelsky 1973
Rousea prosimilis Srivastava 1975
Rousea robusta De Benedetti et al. 2023
G. †Samaravectis Reid and Chandler 1926
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Samaravectis ovalis Reid and Chandler 1926
G. †Scabrastephanocolpites Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966
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Scabrastephanocolpites lisamae Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966
Scabrastephanocolpites scabratus Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966
Scabrastephanocolpites vanegensis Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966
G. †Senipites Srivastava 1969
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Senipites patagonica Barreda 1997
Senipites tercrassata Archangelsky 1973
G. †Siltaria Traverse 1955
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Siltaria abouziarovae Frederiksen 1988
Siltaria mariposa Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
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Invalid names: Retitricolporites mariposus Leidelmeyer 1966 [replaced]
Siltaria media Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
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Invalid names: Retitricolporites medius González-Guzmán 1967 [replaced]
G. †Srivastavapollenites Ruiz and Quatrocchio 1993
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Srivastavapollenites exoticus Ruiz and Quatrocchio 1993
G. †Striatopollis Krutzsch 1959
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Striatopollis catatumbus Gonzalez-Guzman 1967
Striatopollis dubius Burger 1976
Striatopollis exiguus Archangelsky and Zamaloa 1986
Striatopollis minor Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
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Invalid names: Striatricolpites minor Wijmstra 1971 [replaced]
Striatopollis paraneus Singh 1971
Striatopollis sarstedtensis Krutzsch 1959
Striatopollis tenuistriatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Striatopollis variabilis Takahashi and Jux 1989
G. †Striatricolporites Leidelmeyer 1966
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Striatricolporites agustinus González-Guzmán 1967
Striatricolporites digitatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Striatricolporites fragilis Salard-Cheboldaeff 1978
Striatricolporites gamerroi Archangelsky 1973
Striatricolporites minor Muller 1968
Striatricolporites pimulis Leidelmeyer 1966
G. †Syndemicolpites van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964
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Syndemicolpites petriellai Archangelsky 1973
Syndemicolpites typicus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1964
G. †Tetracolporites Couper 1953
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Tetracolporites brevicolpus Dutta and Sah 1970
Tetracolporites longicolpus Sah and Dutta 1968
Tetracolporites onagraceoides Sah and Dutta 1968
Tetracolporites pachyexinatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Tetracolporites paucus Sah and Dutta 1968
Tetracolporites psilatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
Tetracolporites spectabilis Pocknall and Mildenhall 1984
G. †Thorhallenia Passalia 2007
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Thorhallenia dentata Passalia 2007
G. †Thorphyllum Cunéo and Gandolfo 2005
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Thorphyllum patagonica Cunéo and Gandolfo 2005
G. †Tricolporites Cookson 1947
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Tricolporites distinctus Norvick and Burger 1975
Tricolporites lillei Stover and Evans 1973
Tricolporites prolata Cookson 1947
G. †Ulmoideipites Anderson 1960
G. †Verrustephanoporites Leidelmeyer 1966
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Verrustephanoporites simplex Leidelmeyer 1966
Fm. †Xanthophyllaceae Reveal and Hoogland
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G. Xanthophyllum Roxburgh 1820
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Xanthophyllum mioflavescens Antal and Prasad 1996
Xanthophyllum mioglaucum Prasad et al. 2017
Invalid names: Magnoliophyceae [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available