Dipterocarpus zhengae Li and Shi 2010

Angiospermae - Malvales - Dipterocarpaceae

Synonym: Dipterocarpus fujianensis Yang et al. 2002 [objective synonym]

Full reference: H. M. Li and G. L. Shi. 2010. Systematic descriptions, in A fossil fruit wing of Dipterocarpus from the middle Miocene of Fujian, China and its palaeoclimatic significance. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 162(4):599-606

Belongs to Dipterocarpus according to H. M. Li and G. L. Shi 2010

Sister taxa: Dipterocarpus koilabasensis, Dipterocarpus siwalicus, Dipterocarpus suraikholaensis

Type specimens:

  • Dipterocarpus zhengae: NIGPAS PB21094. Its type locality is Lindai, Zhangpu, which is in a Langhian fluvial diatomite in the Middle Formation of China.
  • Dipterocarpus fujianensis:

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution: found only at Lindai, Zhangpu

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