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Casuarinaceae

Angiospermae - Fagales - Casuarinaceae

Taxonomy
Casuarinaceae was named by Brown (1814). It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Casuarinales by Knowlton (1919) and Mabberley (2000); and to Fagales by Guerin and Hill (2003), Taylor et al. (2008) and The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1814Casuarinaceae Brown
1919Casuarinaceae Knowlton
2000Casuarinaceae Mabberley
2003Casuarinaceae Guerin and Hill
2008Casuarinaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029
2016Casuarinaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderFagales
familyCasuarinaceaeBrown 1814
familyCasuarinaceaeBrown 1814

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.

Fm. Casuarinaceae Brown 1814
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G. Allocasuarina Johnson 1982
G. Casuarina Linnaeus 1759
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Casuarina covillei Ward 1895
Casuarina palagonica Frenguelli 1943
G. Casuarinidites Cookson and Pike 1954
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Casuarinidites cainozoicus Cookson and Pike 1954
Casuarinidites convexus Groot and Groot 1962
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Invalid names: Casuarinidites granilabratus Stanley 1965 [synonym]
Casuarinidites pulcher Simpson 1961
Casuarinidites sparsus Frederiksen and Christopher 1978
G. †Casuarinites Goeppert and Stache 1855
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Casuarinites jugleri Goeppert and Stache 1855
G. †Casuaroxylon Goeppert and Stache 1855
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Casuaroxylon anglia Goeppert and Stache 1855
G. †Cupuliferites Koch 1963
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G. Gymnostoma Johnson 1980
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Gymnostoma antiquum Scriven and Hill 1995
Gymnostoma tasmanianum Guerin and Hill 2003
G. †Quercophyllum Koch 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available