Calamitaceae Explained

Calamitaceae is an extinct family of equisetalean plants related to the modern horsetails, known from the Carboniferous and Permian periods.^[1] Some members of this family like Arthropitys attained tree-like stature, with heights over 15m (49feet), with extensive underground rhizomes. They were largely found in wetland environments.^[2]

Proposed genera and species of Calamitaceae

• Annularia.
  • A. stellata.
• Arthropitys.
• Asterophyllites (or incorrectly Asterophyllum).
• Astromyelon.

• Calamites.
  • C. carinatus.
  • C. suckowi.
  • C. undulatus.
• Calamocarpon.
• Calamostachys.
  • C. binneyana.
• Cingularia.
• Mazostachys.
• Paleostachya.

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Notes and References

1. Elgorriaga . A. . I.H. . Escapa . G.W. . Rothwell . A.M.F. . Tomescu . N.R. . Cúneo . 2018 . Origin of Equisetum: Evolution of horsetails (Equisetales) within the major euphyllophyte clade Sphenopsida . American Journal of Botany . 105 . 1286–1303 . 30025163 . 10.1002/ajb2.1125 . 8. free .
2. Rößler . Ronny . Feng . Zhuo . Noll . Robert . October 2012 . The largest calamite and its growth architecture — Arthropitys bistriata from the Early Permian Petrified Forest of Chemnitz . Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology . en . 185 . 64–78 . 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2012.07.018.