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Cercidiphyllum genetrix

Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Cercidiphyllaceae

Taxonomy
Populus genetrix was named by Newberry (1868). It is a compression fossil.

It was recombined as Cercidiphyllum genetrix by Hickey (1977); it was recombined as Trochodendroides genetrix by Manchester (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Populus genetrix Newberry
1919Populus genetrix Knowlton
1977Cercidiphyllum genetrix Hickey
2014Trochodendroides genetrix Manchester p. 167 figs. Text-figs. 7.1-7.3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
RankNameAuthor
Superrosids
orderSaxifragales
familyCercidiphyllaceaeEngler 1907
genusCercidiphyllumSiebold and Zuccarini 1846
speciesgenetrix(Newberry 1868)

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.

Cercidiphyllum genetrix Newberry 1868
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Diagnosis
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