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Olacaceae
| Description | Olacaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Santalales with 91 genera and 180 species. They are woody plants, native throughout the tropical regions of the world. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olacaceae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source Data |
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Santalales : Olacaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Santalales : Olacaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Olacaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | in J. H. Tuckey, Narr. Exped. Zaire: 452. 5 Mar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (100%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 56.0 - 47.8 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D.J. Mabberley. 2000. The Plant-Book, 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 858 p. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Olax | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olacaceae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Brachynema genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cassinopis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dulacia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Egassea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heistera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heterapithmos genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lopadocalyx genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Matpania genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Octoplis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Olax genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Petalocaryum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ptychopetalum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Raptostylus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Strombosia genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 13.8 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Tsjeracanarinam genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Villarezia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Erythropetalum scandens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Olacoxylon ochanostachyoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Chaunochitonaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Santalales : Chaunochitonaceae |
| Cathedraceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Santalales : Cathedraceae |
| Harmandiaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Santalales : Harmandiaceae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1818 | Olacaceae Martinov |
| 2000 | Olacaceae 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!
