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Apiales
| Description | The Apiales are an order of flowering plants. The families are those recognized in the APG III system. This is typical of the newer classifications, though there is some slight variation and in particular, the Torriceliaceae may be divided. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apiales, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source Data |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Apiales | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Apiales | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Apiales | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 11 (92%) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 145 - 101 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D.J. Mabberley. 2000. The Plant-Book, 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 858 p. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Araliaordningen, Doldenblütlerartige | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apiales |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Apiaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 29 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Araliaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 132 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Griseliniaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myodocarpaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pennantiaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pittosporaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Torricelliaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Umbelliferae family | listed (PBDB) | 13 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Hydrocotyle genus | listed (PBDB) | 24 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Oenanthe genus | listed (PBDB) | 23 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1930 | Apiales Nakai |
| 2000 | Apiales Mabberley |
| 2008 | Apiales Taylor et al. p. 1030 |
| 2011 | Apiales Jud |
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!
Alum Bay, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England, UK