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Icacinales

Plant Orders

Icacinales is an order of flowering plants added in the 2016 APG IV system after not existing in the 2009 APG III classification, comprising two families, Icacinaceae and Oncothecaceae, both of which had been unplaced families in the earlier system.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Member Count Band
100 to 1000 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Cretaceous 4
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ23937540, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Icacinales
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    Icacinales is an order of flowering plants.
  • In Group: Asterid Orders, Lead
    Icacinales is an order of flowering plants.
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3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Icacinales
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 165
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4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Icacinales
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Icacinales" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 132.6 ... "early_interval": "Hauterivian"
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Wikidata: Icacinales
Wikidata Q23937540, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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