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Micrantheum
Description | Micrantheum is a genus of plants under the family Picrodendraceae described as a genus in 1818. It is endemic to Australia. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micrantheum, 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 : Malpighiales : Picrodendraceae : Micrantheum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Picrodendraceae : Micrantheum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Micrantheum Desf. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. P. Kershaw, S. C. Bretherton, and S. van der Kaars. 2007. A complete pollen record of the last 230 ka from Lynch's Crater, north-eastern Australia. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 251(1):23-45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micrantheum |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Micrantheum demissum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Micrantheum ericoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Micrantheum hexandrum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Micrantheum serpentinum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Allenia Ewart | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Picrodendraceae : Allenia |
Caletia Baill. | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Picrodendraceae : Caletia |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1818 | Micrantheum Desfontaines |
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!