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Desmodium laxiflorum

Angiospermae - Fabales - Fabaceae

Taxonomy
Desmodium laxiflorum was named by Puri (1948). It is not extant. Its type locality is Laredura, between Baramulla and Gulmarg, which is in a Pleistocene fluvial horizon in India.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. microphyllum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1948Desmodium laxiflorum Puri
1976Desmodium laxiflorum Lakhanpal et al.
1991Desmodium laxiflorum Chauhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderFabalesBromhead 1838
familyFabaceaeLindley 1836
genusDesmodiumDesvaux 1813
specieslaxiflorumPuri 1948

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.

†Desmodium laxiflorum Puri 1948
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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: Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117India (Kashmir) Desmodium laxiflorum (type locality: 224612 224613)