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Solanales

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Description

The Solanales are an order of flowering plants, included in the asterid group of dicotyledons. Some older sources used the name Polemoniales for this order.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)1176https://www.gbif.org/species/1176
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)54938https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=54938
Rankorder
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Solanales
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Solanales
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
kingdomPlantaeHaeckel 1866
phylumSpermatophyta
classMagnoliopsidaCronquist et al. 1996
-EudicotDoyle and Hotton 1991
orderSolanalesJussieu 1820
Scientific NameSolanales
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Solanalesorderbelongs to Asteridaestated without evidenceMabberley, 2000
Solanalesorderbelongs to LamidsimpliedTaylor et al., 2008
Solanalesorderbelongs to Eudicotstated without evidenceJud, 2011
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)16
Extant Size (PBDB)6 (38%)
First Recorded Appearance58.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Primary Reference (PBDB)D.J. Mabberley. 2000. The Plant-Book, 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 858 p.
Common Name(s) Potatisordningen, ナス, Nachtschattenartige
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanales

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
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Convolvulaceae
family
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
2558.7 Ma
Paleocene
2.59 Ma
Pleistocene
Hydroleaceae
family
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Hydrophyllaceae
family
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Montiniaceae
family
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Nolanaceae
family
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
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Polemoniaceae
family
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
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Solanaceae
family
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
4156.0 Ma
Paleocene
0 Ma
Extant
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Sphenocleaceae
family
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1820Solanales Jussieu
2000Solanales Mabberley
2008Solanales Taylor et al. p. 1030
2011Solanales Jud

References

Mabberley D.J. (2000) The Plant-Book, 2nd ed., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 858 p.
Taylor E., Taylor T., et al (2008) Paleobotany: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants, 1-1230
Jud N. A. (2011) Unpublished taxonomic opinions
Van der Meijden, R. (2005) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)
Gärdenfors, Ulf, Hall, R., Hallingbäck, T., Hansson, H.G. & Hedström, L. (2003) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj. ArtDatabanken Rapporterar 5, ArtDatabanken, Uppsala. (reviderad excelfil med svenska växtfamiljer). - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. (2016). An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 181(1): 1-20. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Ruggiero, M. A.; Gordon, D. P.; Orrell, T. M.; Bailly, N.; Bourgoin, T.; Brusca, R. C.; Cavalier-Smith, T.; Guiry, M. D.; Kirk, P. M. (2015). Correction: A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE. 10(4): e0119248. - via World Register of Marine Species
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!
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