Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Full reference: D. E. Lee, J. M. Bannister, J.I. Raine and J.G. Conran. 2010. Euphorbiaceae: Acalyphoideae fossils from early Miocene New Zealand: Mallotus–Macaranga leaves, fruits, and inflorescence with in situ Nyssapollenites endobalteus pollen. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology (163)127-138
Belongs to Euphorbiotheca according to D. E. Lee et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Euphorbiotheca (Andrachne), Euphorbiotheca digitata, Euphorbiotheca gothii, Euphorbiotheca minima, Euphorbiotheca platysperma, Euphorbiotheca sheppeyensis, Euphorbiotheca tuberculata
Type specimen: Its type locality is Foulden maar (I43/f8503), which is in an Aquitanian crater lake diatomite in the Foulden Hills Diatomite Formation of New Zealand
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Foulden maar (I43/f8503)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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