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Cercidiphyllaceae
| Description | Cercidiphyllum is a genus containing two species of plants, both commonly called katsura. They are the sole members of the monotypic family Cercidiphyllaceae. The genus is native to Japan and China and unrelated to Cercis (redbuds). From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cercidiphyllaceae, 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 : Saxifragales : Cercidiphyllaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Saxifragales : Cercidiphyllaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Cercidiphyllaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Syllabus, ed. 5: 126. Jul | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (20%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 113 - 101 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. D. MacGinitie. 1941. A Middle Eocene Flora from the Central Sierra Nevada. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 534:1-178 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Katsuraväxter, Cercidiphyllacées, Katsura Family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cercidiphyllaceae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cercidiphyllites ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
| Cercidiphyllum genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Katsura | 225 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant |
| Nyssidium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 56.8 Ma Paleocene | 48.6 Ma Eocene | |
| Trochodendroides genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 65 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 48.6 Ma Eocene |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1907 | Cercidiphyllaceae Engler |
| 1941 | Cercidiphyllaceae MacGinitie |
| 1976 | Cercidiphyllaceae Christophel |
| 1977 | Cercidiphyllaceae Hickey |
| 1993 | Cercidiphyllaceae McIver and Basinger |
| 2000 | Cercidiphyllaceae Mabberley |
| 2008 | Cercidiphyllaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029 |
| 2011 | Cercidiphyllaceae Jud |
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1907 | Cercidiphyllaceae Engler |
| 1941 | Cercidiphyllaceae MacGinitie |
| 1976 | Cercidiphyllaceae Christophel |
| 1977 | Cercidiphyllaceae Hickey |
| 1993 | Cercidiphyllaceae McIver and Basinger |
| 2000 | Cercidiphyllaceae Mabberley |
| 2008 | Cercidiphyllaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029 |
| 2011 | Cercidiphyllaceae Jud |
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!
