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Typhaceae

Angiospermae - Poales - Typhaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Typhaceae Jussieu p. 25
1919Typhaceae Knowlton
1926Typhaceae Knowlton
1989Typhaceae Shoshani et al. p. 434
2000Typhaceae Mabberley
2016Typhaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—Monocots
orderPoales
familyTyphaceae
familyTyphaceae

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. Typhaceae Jussieu 1789
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G. †Sparganiaceaepollenites Thiergart 1937
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†Sparganiaceaepollenites annulatus De Benedetti et al. 2023
†Sparganiaceaepollenites delicata Mautino and Anzótegui 2002
†Sparganiaceaepollenites uniformis Christopher and Prowell 2002
G. Typha Linnaeus 1753 [bulrush]
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Typha angustata Bory de Saint-Vincent and Chaubard 1832
Typha latifolia Linnaeus 1753
†Typha lesquereuxi Cockerell 1908
G. †Typhacites Saporta 1890
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†Typhacites rugosus Saporta 1890
G. †Typhaeloipum Unger 1845
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†Typhaeloipum lacustre Unger 1845
G. †Typhaephyllum Prakash and Boureau 1970
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†Typhaephyllum scammoni Prakash and Boureau 1970
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 (248 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Typha sp. (34971 34974)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Early/Lower Paleocene100.5 - 61.7Argentina (Chubut) Sparganiaceaepollenites sp. (195706) Sparganiaceaepollenites sp., Sparganiaceaepollenites annulatus (195707)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Miocene100.5 - 5.333China (Xingjian) Sparganiaceaepollenites sp. (140039)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Sparganiaceaepollenites annulatus (31653 199410) Sparganiaceaepollenites sp. (149815 151446 151452)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) Sparganiaceaepollenites hospahensis (233625 233757 233765) Sparganiaceaepollenites uniformis (233466 233515 233517 233522 233523 233529 233532)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Sparganiaceaepollenites barungensis (168708 168710)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain (Castilla y Leon) Typha sp. (61321)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Typha sp. (34921 34968 34969 34970)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0India (Andhra Pradesh) Sparganiaceaepollenites sp. (27014 122240)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) Sparganiaceaepollenites barungensis (152264) Sparganiaceaepollenites sp. (151455 151456 151457 151458 151459 151460 167922)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Mississippi) Sparganiaceaepollenites spp. (231189 231190 231191 231235 231236 231237 231238 231265 231561)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Sparganiaceaepollenites spp. (231043 231044 231046)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0China (Heilongjiang) Typha sp. (223817)
Paleocene - Eocene66.0 - 33.9USA (Virginia) Sparganiaceaepollenites sp. (233017 233018)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03Argentina (Chubut) Sparganiaceaepollenites barungensis (152926)
Tertiary - Late/Upper Miocene66.0 - 5.333Russian Federation (Omsk) Typha pliocenica (24322)
Late/Upper Paleocene - Middle Eocene58.7 - 37.71Australia (South Australia) Sparganiaceaepollenites barungensis (167835)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Virginia) Sparganiaceaepollenites sp. (233011)
Eocene - Oligocene56.0 - 23.03Argentina (Santa Cruz) Sparganiaceaepollenites barungensis (143493)
Graybullian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Typha sp. 1 (11336 11343 11350 11463 11473 11475) Typha sp.1 (11398 11436)