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Rauvolfia

Angiospermae - Gentianales - Apocynaceae

Taxonomy
Rauvolfia was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Rauvolfia tetraphylla.

It was assigned to Apocynaceae by Jacobs and Kabuye (1987).

Species
R. tetraphylla (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Rauvolfia Linnaeus
1987Rauvolfia Jacobs and Kabuye p. 150

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
—CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
—Superasterids
RankNameAuthor
—Asterids
—Euasterids
—Lamiids
orderGentianales
familyApocynaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusRauvolfia

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Rauvolfia Linnaeus 1753
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Rauvolfia tetraphylla Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Serravallian or 13.82000 to 11.62000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.62 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588South Africa R. sp. (22226)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Kenya R. sp. (22266)