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Podocarpaceae

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Description

Podocarpaceae is a large family of mainly Southern Hemisphere conifers, comprising about 156 species of evergreen trees and shrubs. It contains 19 genera if Phyllocladus is included and if Manoao and Sundacarpus are recognized.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podocarpaceae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	8830	https://www.gbif.org/species/8830
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	54795	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=54795

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Podocarpaceae

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Plantae : Pinophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Podocarpaceae

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
kingdom	Plantae	Haeckel 1866
superphylum	Tracheophyta
-	Pteridobiotina	Doweld 2001
superphylum	Cycadophytanae	Doweld 2001
phylum	Pinophyta	Reveal 1996
class	Pinopsida	Burnett 1833
order	Pinales	Dumortier 1829
family	Podocarpaceae	Endlicher 1847

Scientific Name

Podocarpaceae

Name Published In

Syn. Conif.: 203. Mai-Jun

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Podocarpaceae	family	belongs to Pinales	stated with evidence	Meyen, 1984
Podocarpaceae	family	belongs to Coniferales	stated without evidence	McLoughlin et al., 1995
Podocarpaceae	family	belongs to Pinopsida	stated without evidence	Mabberley, 2000
Podocarpaceae	family	belongs to Coniferales	implied	Taylor et al., 2008

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

172

Extant Size (PBDB)

11 (6.4%)

First Recorded Appearance

314 - 306 Ma
Carboniferous

Primary Reference (PBDB)

D.J. Mabberley. 2000. The Plant-Book, 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 858 p.

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podocarpaceae

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Acmopyle genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		25	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Afrocarpus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Circoporoxylon genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Coronelia genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Dacrycarpidites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Dacrycarpites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		52	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	16.0 Ma Miocene
Dacrycarpus genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		58	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Dacrydium ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		60	48.6 Ma Eocene	0.13 Ma Pleistocene
Dacrydiumites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		36	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	23.0 Ma Miocene
Decussocarpus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)		1	48.6 Ma Eocene	48.6 Ma Eocene
Dicroidium genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elatocladus genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		370	252 Ma Permian	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Falcatifolium genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	48.6 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Gamerroites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		37	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Halocarpus genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	28.4 Ma Oligocene	0 Ma Extant
Huncocladus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)		1	56.0 Ma Paleocene	56.0 Ma Paleocene
Kakahuia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lagarostrobos ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	33.9 Ma Oligocene	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Lepidothamnus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	48.6 Ma Eocene	48.6 Ma Eocene
Lygistepollenites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		79	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	16.0 Ma Miocene
Manoao genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Masculostrobus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Mesembrioxylon ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	174 Ma Middle Jurassic	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mesibovia ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Microalatidites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		22	55.8 Ma Eocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Microcachrydites ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)		52	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	16.0 Ma Miocene
Microcachryidites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		158	260 Ma Permian	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Microcachrys genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		20	28.4 Ma Oligocene	0 Ma Extant
Microstrobos ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		11	28.4 Ma Oligocene	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Morenoa ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Mumu ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nageia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Parasitaxus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Parvisaccites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		22	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	23.0 Ma Miocene
Pherosphaera genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Phyllocladidites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		168	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Phyllocladoxylon ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	58.7 Ma Paleocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Phyllocladus genus	listed (PBDB)		41	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Platysaccus ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		215	314 Ma Carboniferous	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Podocarpidites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		412	197 Ma Early Jurassic	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Podocarpoxylon ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		16	152 Ma Late Jurassic	55.8 Ma Eocene
Podocarpus genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		132	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	0 Ma Extant
Podosporites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		73	242 Ma Middle Triassic	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Podozamites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		912	279 Ma Permian	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Prumnopitys genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		12	55.8 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Retrophyllum genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		13	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Rissikia ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)		20	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	164 Ma Middle Jurassic
Saxegothaea genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Saxegothopsis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Sigmaphyllum ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	37.2 Ma Eocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Smithtonia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	48.6 Ma Eocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Squamastrobus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Sundacarpus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Trichotomosulcites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		47	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	23.0 Ma Miocene
Trisaccites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		41	145 Ma Late Jurassic	16.0 Ma Miocene
Willungia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	48.6 Ma Eocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Morenostrobus fertilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Podozamitaceae	GBIF	family	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Podozamitaceae
Acmopylaceae	GBIF	family	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Acmopylaceae

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1847	Podocarpaceae Endlicher
1984	Podocarpaceae Meyen p. 90
1995	Podocarpaceae McLoughlin et al.
2000	Podocarpaceae Mabberley
2008	Podocarpaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029

References

Mabberley D.J. (2000) The Plant-Book, 2nd ed., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 858 p.

Meyen S. V. (1984) Basic features of gymnosperm systematics and phylogeny as evidenced by the fossil record, Botanical Review 50 1, 1-111

McLoughlin S., Drinnan A. N., et al (1995) A Cenomanian Flora from the Winton Formation, Eromanga Basin, Queensland, Australia, Memoirs of the Queensland Museam 38 1, 273-313

Taylor E., Taylor T., et al (2008) Paleobotany: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants, 1-1230

Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Reveal, J. L. (2006). USDA - APHIS - Concordance of Family Names, 2006 version. Available online at http://www.plantsystematics.org/reveal/pbio/usda/usdaindex.html. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Syn. Conif.: 203. Mai-Jun - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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