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Berberidaceae
| Description | The Berberidaceae are a family of 18 genera of flowering plants commonly called the barberry family. This family is in the order Ranunculales. The family contains about 700 known species, of which the majority are in Berberis. The species include trees, shrubs and perennial herbaceous plants. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berberidaceae, 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 : Ranunculales : Berberidaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ranunculales : Berberidaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Berberidaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Gen. Pl.: 286. 4 Aug | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (50%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D.J. Mabberley. 2000. The Plant-Book, 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 858 p. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Berberisfamilie, 매자나무과, Berberisväxter, Barberries, Berbéridacées, Barberry Family, Berberisfamilien, კოწახურისებრნი, Berberitzengewächse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berberidaceae |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Achlys genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Berberis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bongardia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Caulophyllum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cogylia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Diphylleia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Epimedium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gymnospermium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Jeffersonia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leontice genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mahoberberis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mahonia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 63 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Nandina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plagiorhegma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Podophyllum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ranzania genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vancouveria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Belfria microphylla species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Semiungula assymetrica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Diphylleiaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ranunculales : Diphylleiaceae |
| Epimediaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ranunculales : Epimediaceae |
| Podophyllaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ranunculales : Podophyllaceae |
| Ranzaniaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ranunculales : Ranzaniaceae |
| Leonticaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ranunculales : Leonticaceae |
| Nandinaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ranunculales : Nandinaceae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1789 | Berberidaceae de Jussieu |
| 2000 | Berberidaceae Mabberley |
| 2008 | Berberidaceae 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!
