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Geraniaceae
| Description | Geraniaceae is a family of flowering plants placed in the order Geraniales. The family name is derived from the genus Geranium. The family includes both the genus Geranium (the cranesbills, or true geraniums) and the garden plants called geraniums, which modern botany classifies as genus Pelargonium, along with other related genera. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geraniaceae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Geraniales : Geraniaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malvales : Geraniaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Geraniaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Gen. Pl.: 268. 4 Aug | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (100%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 2.59 - 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D.J. Mabberley. 2000. The Plant-Book, 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 858 p. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | NĂ€vevĂ€xter, Ooievaarsbekfamilie, Storkenebbfamilien, ááááĄááŹááá ááĄááá áá, GĂ©raniacĂ©es, Geranium Family, StorchschnabelgewĂ€chse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geraniaceae |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ciconium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dibrachya genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dimacria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Erodium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eumorpha genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Genarium genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Geraniospermum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Geranium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hyperum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hypseocharis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Monsonia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pelargonion genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pelargonium genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Erodiaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Geraniales : Erodiaceae |
| Hypseocharitaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Geraniales : Hypseocharitaceae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1789 | Geraniaceae de Jussieu |
| 2000 | Geraniaceae 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!
