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Acsmithia
| Description | Spiraeanthemum is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Cunoniaceae. it includes about 19 species from Australia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and Samoa. Leaves are simple, opposite or whorled, with toothed or entire margins. Inflorescences are paniculate, flowers unisexual or hermaphrodite, and the fruits are follicular with free carpels. It belongs to the tribe Spiraeanthemeae, and now includes the species formerly placed in Acsmithia. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acsmithia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Oxalidales : Cunoniaceae : Acsmithia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Cunoniaceae : Acsmithia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Acsmithia Hoogland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (50%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. J. Carpenter and A. M. Buchanan. 1993. Oligocene Leaves, Fruit and Flowers of the Cunoniaceae from Cethana, Tasmania. Australian Systematic Botany 6(2):91-109 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acsmithia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Acsmithia grandiflora ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Ascmithia | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Oxalidales : Cunoniaceae : Ascmithia |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1979 | Acsmithia Hoogland |
| 1993 | Acsmithia Carpenter and Buchanan p. 94 |
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!
