†Sapindoxylon almelai Koeniguer 1967 (soapberry)
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Angiospermae - Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Full reference: J. C. Koeniguer. 1967. Etude paloxylogique du Rio de Oro. Notas y Comunicaciones Insituto Geologico y Minero de Espana 96:39-66
Belongs to Sapindoxylon according to J. C. Koeniguer 1967
Sister taxa: Sapindoxylon burmense, Sapindoxylon chhindwarensis, Sapindoxylon janssonii, Sapindoxylon schleicheroides
Type specimen: CB 4026-4030 and 4033, a wood. Its type locality is Dakhla, near, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in Western Sahara.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Dakhla, near
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