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Galium (bedstraw)
Taxonomy
Galium was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Galium verum.
It was assigned to Rubiaceae by Jussieu (1789) and Lakhanpal et al. (1976).
It was assigned to Rubiaceae by Jussieu (1789) and Lakhanpal et al. (1976).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1753 | Galium Linnaeus p. 105 |
| 1789 | Galium Jussieu |
| 1976 | Galium Lakhanpal et al. |
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G. Galium Linnaeus 1753 [bedstraw]
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Galium aparine Linnaeus 1753
Galium bermudense Linnaeus 1753
Galium boreale Linnaeus 1753
Galium glaucum Linnaeus 1753
Galium minutum Linnaeus 1753
Galium mollugo Linnaeus 1753
Galium palustre Linnaeus 1753
Galium parisiense Linnaeus 1753
Galium purpureum Linnaeus 1753
Galium pusillum Linnaeus 1753
Galium rotundifolium Linnaeus 1753
Galium rubioides Linnaeus 1753
Galium rubrum Linnaeus 1753
Galium saxatile Linnaeus 1753
Galium scabrum Linnaeus 1753
Galium spurium Linnaeus 1753
Galium tinctorium Linnaeus 1753
Galium trifidum Linnaeus 1753
Galium uliginosum Linnaeus 1753
Galium verum Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pliocene | Portugal | Galium sp. (232125 232144 232147) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Australia (Victoria) | Galium indet. (172884) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene | Australia (Tasmania) | Galium type (166707) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial) | USA (Washington) | Galium sp. (93677) |