Angiospermae - Fagales - Betulaceae
Full reference: H. D. MacGinitie. 1941. A Middle Eocene Flora from the Central Sierra Nevada. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 534:1-178
Belongs to Alnus according to H. D. MacGinitie 1941
Sister taxa: Alnus alaskana, Alnus americana, Alnus auraria, Alnus carpinifolia, Alnus carpinoides, Alnus cordata, Alnus corrallina, Alnus corylina, Alnus grandiflora, Alnus grewiopsis, Alnus inaequilateralis, Alnus kefersteinii, Alnus macrodonta, Alnus muelleri, Alnus nepalensis, Alnus nitida, Alnus parvifolia, Alnus poolensis, Alnus praecordata, Alnus rhamnifolia, Alnus rubra, Alnus rugosa, Alnus scalariforme, Alnus serrata, Alnus serrulata
Type specimen: U. C. Mus. Pal. Paleobot. Ser. plesiotype no. 2167.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (10: California, Washington collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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