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Magnoliaceae
| Description | The Magnoliaceae are a flowering plant family, the magnolia family, in the order Magnoliales. It consists of two subfamilies: Magnolioideae, of which Magnolia is the best-known genus, and Liriodendroidae, a monogeneric subfamily, of which Liriodendron (tulip trees) is the only genus. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnoliaceae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Magnoliales : Magnoliaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Magnoliales : Magnoliaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Common Name | magnolia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Magnoliaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Gen. Pl.: 280. 4 Aug | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (100%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 140 - 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | Magnolia, Magnoliacées, Magnolia Family, 목련과, Magnolias, Magnoliaväxter, Magnoliengewächse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnoliaceae |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Blumia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Champaca genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gwillimia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Liriodendron genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 66 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Liriodendropsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Liriodendroxylon genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Magnolia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Magnolia | 229 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant |
| Magnoliaceoxylon genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Magnoliaespermum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sampacca genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerostema genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Magnoliophyllum cordatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Schizandra axillaris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Schizandra ovalifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Liriodendraceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Magnoliales : Liriodendraceae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1789 | Magnoliaceae de Jussieu |
| 1941 | Magnoliaceae MacGinitie |
| 2000 | Magnoliaceae Mabberley |
| 2008 | Magnoliaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029 |
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!
