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Violaceae

Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Violaceae

Taxonomy
Violaceae was named by Batsch (1802).

It was assigned to Violales by Mabberley (2000); and to Malpighiales by The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Violaceae Batsch
2000Violaceae Mabberley
2016Violaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderMalpighiales
familyViolaceaeBatsch 1802
familyViolaceaeBatsch 1802

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. †Violaceae Batsch 1802
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G. Rinorea Aublet
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Paleocene to the top of the Serravallian or 61.70000 to 11.62000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 55.8 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.7 - 55.8Colombia V. CJ32 (134746 134755) V. CJ32, V. CJ4 (134513 134515 134754) V. CJ4 (134752 134757 134758 134759)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Rinorea sp. (22932 22935 22966)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Kenya Rinorea brachypetala (22266) Violaceae indet. (22311)