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Macginicarpa
Taxonomy
Macginicarpa was named by Manchester (1986) [known from petrified and compression fossils]. It is not extant. Its type is Macginicarpa glabra. It was considered monophyletic by Manchester (1986).
It was assigned to Platanaceae by Manchester (1986).
It was assigned to Platanaceae by Manchester (1986).
Species
M. glabra (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1986 | Macginicarpa Manchester |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| S. R. Manchester 1986 | Globose heads 8-15mm in diameter sessile or pedunculate on long axes of 10 or more heads. Head consisting of a spheroidal receptacular core surrounded by numerous pistillate florets. Each floret with five free carpels and a perianth of well developed tepals. Carpels conduplicate, with a ventral suture running from the top of the ovary to the tip of the extended, persistant style. Fruits achenes, lacking dispersal hairs at maturity. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 61.70000 to 37.71000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Tiffanian | Canada (Alberta) | M. manchesteri (28522) | |
| Ypresian | Canada (British Columbia) | M. sp. (227994) | |
| Middle Eocene | USA (Oregon) | M. glabra (21220) |