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Combretaceae
| Description | The Combretaceae, often called the white mangrove family, are a family of flowering plants in the order Myrtales. The family includes about 530 species of trees, shrubs, and lianas in ca 10 genera. The family includes the leadwood tree, Combretum imberbe. Three genera, Conocarpus, Laguncularia, and Lumnitzera, grow in mangrove habitats (mangals). The Combretaceae are widespread in the subtropics and tropics. Some members of this family produce useful construction timber, such as idigbo from Terminalia ivorensis. The commonly cultivated Quisqualis indica is now placed in the genus Combretum. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combretaceae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Myrtales : Combretaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Myrtales : Combretaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Combretaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Prodr.: 351. 27 Mar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (33%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. D. MacGinitie. 1941. A Middle Eocene Flora from the Central Sierra Nevada. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 534:1-178 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Buttonwood, White Mangrove, シクンシ, Indian Almond Family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combretaceae |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Anogeissus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Buchenavia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bucida genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Calycopteris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Combretoxylon genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Combretum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Conocarpites genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Conocarpus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dansiea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fatraea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gimbernatia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Guiera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Laguncularia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lumnitzera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Macropteranthes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Meiostemon genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Strephonema genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Terminalia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Terminalioxylon ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 13.8 Ma Miocene | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Xerophytacolus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Xerophytavorus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Terminaloxylon portae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Sheadendraceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Myrtales : Sheadendraceae |
| Bucidaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Myrtales : Bucidaceae |
| Strephonemataceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Myrtales : Strephonemataceae |
| Myrobalanaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Myrtales : Myrobalanaceae |
| Terminaliaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Myrtales : Terminaliaceae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1810 | Combretaceae Brown |
| 1941 | Combretaceae MacGinitie |
| 2000 | Combretaceae Mabberley |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
