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Gunnera
| Description | Gunnera is the sole genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Gunneraceae, which contains 63 species. Some species have extremely large leaves. Species in the genus are variously native to Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Papuasia, Hawaii, insular Southeast Asia, Africa, and Madagascar. The stalks of many species are edible. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunnera, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Gunnerales : Gunneraceae : Gunnera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Haloragidales : Gunneraceae : Gunnera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Gunnera L. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. S. Hill. 1991. Leaves of Eucryphia (Eucryphiaceae) from tertiary sediments in south-eastern Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 4(3):481-497 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Gunnera, Gunneror | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunnera |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Gunnera aequatoriensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera albocarpa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera amicorum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera annae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera antioquensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera apiculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera arenaria species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera atropurpurea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera berteroi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera bogotana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera bolivari species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera boliviana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera bracteata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera brephogea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera caucana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera colombiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera commutata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera cordifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera cuatrecasasii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera cuatrecasii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera densiflora species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera dentata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera diazii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera flavida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera garciae-barrigae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera hamiltonii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera hernandezii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera herteri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera insignis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera katherine-wilsoniae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera kauaiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera killipiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera lobata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera lozanii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera lozanoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera macrophylla species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera magellanica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera magnifica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera manicata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera margaretae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera masafuerae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera mexicana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera mixta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera monoica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera morae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera peltata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera perpensa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera peruviana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera petaloidea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera pilosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera pittierana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera pittieriana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera prorepens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera quitoensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera saint-johnii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera sanctae-marthae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera schindleri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera schultesii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera silvioana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera steyermarkii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera strigosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera tacueyana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera tajumbina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera talamancana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera tamanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera tayrona species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera tinctoria species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gunnera venezolana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Panke Molina | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Gunnerales : Gunneraceae : Panke |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1843 | Gunnera Meisner |
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!
