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Menyanthaceae
| Description | Menyanthaceae is a family of aquatic and wetland plants in the order Asterales. There are approximately 60-70 species in six genera distributed worldwide. The simple or compound leaves arise alternately from a creeping rhizome. In the submersed aquatic genus Nymphoides, leaves are floating and support a lax, umbellate or racemose inflorescence. In other genera the inflorescence is erect and consists of one (e.g., Liparophyllum) to many flowers. The sympetalous, insect-pollinated flowers are five-parted and either yellow or white. The petals are ciliate or adorned with lateral wings. Fruit type is a capsule. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menyanthaceae, 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 : Asterales : Menyanthaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Asterales : Menyanthaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Menyanthaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Anal. Fam. Pl.: 20, 25. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (100%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 2.59 - 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D.J. Mabberley. 2000. The Plant-Book, 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 858 p. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Buckbean Family, Vattenklöverväxter, Fieberkleegewächse, Watergentiaanfamilie, Ményanthacées | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menyanthaceae |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Fauria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Limnanthemum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Liparophyllum genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Menyanthes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nymphoides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ornduffia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Villarsia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1829 | Menyanthaceae von Berchtold and Presl |
| 2000 | Menyanthaceae Mabberley |
| 2008 | Menyanthaceae Taylor et al. p. 1030 |
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!
