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Melanthiaceae (disused)

Angiospermae - Liliales - Melanthiaceae

Taxonomy
Melanthiaceae was named by Borkhausen (1797).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1797Melanthiaceae Borkhausen
2000Melanthiaceae Mabberley
2016Melanthiaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—Monocots
orderLiliales
familyMelanthiaceaeBorkhausen 1797
familyMelanthiaceaeBorkhausen 1797

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. †Melanthiaceae Borkhausen 1797
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009
Collections
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