Pisonia Linnaeus 1753 (birdcatcher tree)
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Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Nyctaginaceae
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1753. Species Plantarum 1-1200
Parent taxon: Nyctaginaceae according to F. H. Knowlton 1919
See also Berry 1914
Sister taxa: Boerhavia, Nyctaginites
Subtaxa: Pisonia chlorophylloides Pisonia claibornensis Pisonia cretacea Pisonia eolignitica Pisonia puryearensis Pisonia racemosa
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Bolivia (1 collection)
• Miocene of Brazil (3), Cuba (1), Ecuador (1), Haiti (1)
• Neogene of China (1)
• Eocene of United States (1: Georgia)
• Tertiary of the Dominican Republic (1)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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