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Ruppiaceae
| Description | Ruppia, also known as the widgeonweeds, ditch grasses or widgeon grass, is the only extant genus in the family Ruppiaceae, with eight known species. These are aquatic plants widespread over much of the world. The genus name was given in honour of Heinrich Bernhard Rupp, a German botanist (1688-1719).They are widespread outside of frigid zones and the tropics. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruppiaceae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Alismatales : Ruppiaceae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Magnoliophyta : Liliopsida : Alismatales : Ruppiaceae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Ruppiaceae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat.: 46. 2 Nov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (100%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 48.6 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D.J. Mabberley. 2000. The Plant-Book, 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 858 p. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Havgrasfamilien, Natingväxter, Ruppiafamilie, カワツルモ, Ditch-grass Family, Ruppiacées | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruppiaceae |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ruppia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1834 | Ruppiaceae Horaninow |
| 2000 | Ruppiaceae Mabberley |
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!
