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Poales
| Description | The Poales are a large order of flowering plants in the monocotyledons, and includes families of plants such as the grasses, bromeliads, and sedges. Sixteen plant families are currently recognized by botanists to be part of Poales. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poales, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Poales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Angiospermae : Poales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Poales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (10%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photoautotroph (based on Angiospermae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. 2009. An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161(2):105-121 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Gräsordningen, イネ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poales |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Anarthriaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
 Bromeliaceaefamily | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Centrolepidaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Cyperaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Sedge | 235 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant |
| Ecdeiocoleaceae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriocaulaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Flagellariaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Joinvilleaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Juncaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Mayacaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Poaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 109 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Rapateaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Restionaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 59 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Thurniaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Typhaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 132 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Xyridaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1903 | Poales Small |
| 2008 | Poales 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!
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