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Pentaphylacaceae

Angiospermae - Ericales - Pentaphylacaceae

Taxonomy
Pentaphylacaceae was named by Engler (1897).

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

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Pentaphylacaceae Engler
2000Pentaphylacaceae Mabberley
2016Pentaphylacaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderEricales()
familyPentaphylacaceaeEngler 1897
familyPentaphylacaceaeEngler 1897

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. †Pentaphylacaceae Engler 1897
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G. Cleyera Thunberg 1783
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Cleyera obliqua Chandler 1962
Eurya (Cleyera) lentiformis Chandler 1963
Eurya (Cleyera) stigmosa Ludwig 1859
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 Eocene to the top of the Middle Miocene or 48.60000 to 11.60800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Cleyera cooperi (21244) Cleyera obliqua (23398)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Cleyera variabilis (27721)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2Germany (Hesse) Cleyera sp. (140304)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2USA (Oregon) Cleyera grotei (21220)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Cleyera stigmosa (24106 24107 24108)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Cleyera sp., Cleyera stigmosa, Cleyera lentiformis (24109) Cleyera variabilis, Cleyera bartonensis (27778)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Cleyera stigmosa (27663)
Early/Lower Miocene - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97USA (Vermont) Cleyera sp. (22776)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608China (Taiwan) Cleyera sp. (223908)