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Stirlingia
| Description | Stirlingia, commonly known as blueboy, is a genus of 7 species in the family Proteaceae, all of which are endemic to Western Australia. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirlingia, 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 : Proteales : Proteaceae : Stirlingia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Proteales : Proteaceae : Stirlingia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Stirlingia Endl. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 2.59 - 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. M. K. Sniderman. 2011. Early Pleistocene vegetation change in upland south-eastern Australia. Journal of Biogeography 38(8):1456-1470 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirlingia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Stirlingia abrotanoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stirlingia anethifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stirlingia divaricatissima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stirlingia latifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stirlingia seselifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stirlingia simplex species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stirlingia tenuifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1837 | Stirlingia Endlicher |
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!
