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Zygophyllaceae (caltrop)

Angiospermae - Zygophyllales - Zygophyllaceae

Taxonomy
Zygophyllaceae was named by Brown (1814). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1814Zygophyllaceae Brown
2000Zygophyllaceae Mabberley
2016Zygophyllaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderZygophyllalesLink 1829
familyZygophyllaceaeBrown 1814
familyZygophyllaceaeBrown 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. Zygophyllaceae Brown 1814 [caltrop]
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G. Balanites Delile 1813
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†Balanites siwalica Prasad et al. 2017
G. †Balanitocarpum Menzel 1913
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†Balanitocarpum ovatum Menzel 1913
G. Fagonia Linnaeus 1753 [fagonbush]
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Fagonia cretica Linnaeus 1753
G. Guaiacum Linnaeus 1753
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Invalid names: Guaiacum takliensis Dixit and Paradkar 1985 [nomen nudum]
G. Tribulus Linnaeus 1753 [puncture vine]
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Tribulus terrestris Linnaeus 1753
G. †Zygophyllocarpum Weyland 1938
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†Zygophyllocarpum rottense Weyland 1938
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 Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Holocene or 70.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0India (Manharashtra) Guaiacum takliensis (63896)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608India (Uttarakhand) Balanites siwalica (224500)
Pliocene - Calabrian5.333 - 0.774Tanzania Tribulus sp. (22335)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Tanzania Tribulus sp. (21975)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117India (Jammu and Kashmir) Zygophyllaceae indet. (228772)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Himachal Pradesh) Tribulus terrestris (228761)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Rajasthan) Fagonia cretica (228812) Tribulus sp. (228789)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Tribulus sp. (22336 22337)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129India (Jammu and Kashmir) Fagonia sp. (228782)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Guaiacum sanctum (144662)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Uttarakhand) Fagonia sp. (228784)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Jammu and Kashmir) Fagonia sp. (228783)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Uttar Pradesh) Tribulus terrestris (228820)