Bombacites Berry 1916

Angiospermae - Malvales - Bombacaceae

Parent taxon: Bombaceae according to F. H. Knowlton 1919

See also Andrews 1970 and Lakhanpal et al. 1976

Sister taxa: Bacutriporites, Bombacacidites, Bombax, Eriodendron, Pachira

Subtaxa: Bombacites formosus Bombacites orientalis Bombacites wilcoxianus

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Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution: found only at Damalgiri, W of Tura (Eocene of India)

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