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Taxites

Pinopsida - Pinales - Taxaceae

Taxonomy
Taxites was named by Brongniart (1828). It is not extant. Its type is Taxites tournalii.

It was assigned to Coniferae by Knowlton (1899); to Taxeae by Knowlton (1919); and to Coniferales by Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Taxites Brongniart
1899Taxites Knowlton
1919Taxites Knowlton
1976Taxites Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
phylumPinophyta
classPinopsidaBurnett 1833
RankNameAuthor
orderPinales
familyTaxaceae
subfamilyTaxeae
genusTaxitesBrongniart 1828

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.

G. †Taxites Brongniart 1828
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Taxites lanceolata Ganju 1947
Taxites langsdorfii Brongniart 1828
Taxites medius Tenison-Woods 1883
Taxites mehtae Goswami 1956
Taxites microphyllus Heer 1869
Taxites olriki Heer 1868
Taxites planus Feistmantel 1879
Taxites tournalii Brongniart 1828
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available