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Tamaricaceae (tamarisk)

Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Tamaricaceae

Taxonomy
Tamaricaceae was named by Link (1821). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Tamaricaceae Link p. 291
2000Tamaricaceae Mabberley
2016Tamaricaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
Superasterids
orderCaryophyllales
familyTamaricaceae
familyTamaricaceae

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. Tamaricaceae Link 1821 [tamarisk]
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G. †Tamaricoxylon Boureau 1951
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Tamaricoxylon africanum Kraeusel 1939
G. Tamarix Linnaeus 1753 [tamarisk]
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: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Quaternary2.588 - 0.0India (Rajasthan) Tamarix sp. (228785 228789 228811 228812)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Rajasthan) Tamarix sp. (228790)