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Pentaphylacaceae
| Description | The Pentaphylacacaeae are a small family of plants within the order Ericales. In the APG III system of 2009, it includes the former family Ternstroemiaceae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentaphylacaceae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source Data |
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ericales : Pentaphylacaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Theales : Pentaphylacaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Pentaphylacaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | in H. G. A. Engler & K. A. E. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. Nachtr. 1: 214. Oct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (100%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 56.0 - 47.8 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D.J. Mabberley. 2000. The Plant-Book, 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 858 p. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentaphylacaceae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Adinandra genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Anneslea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Archboldiodendron genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Balthasaria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cleyera genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Eurya genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Euryodendron genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Freziera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pentaphylax genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Symplococarpon genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ternstroemia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ternstroemites genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 26 | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Visnea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Ternstroemiaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ericales : Ternstroemiaceae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1897 | Pentaphylacaceae Engler |
| 2000 | Pentaphylacaceae 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!
