†Berchemia mellerae Collinson et al. 2012 (buckthorn)
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Angiospermae - Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Full reference: M. E. Collinson, S. R. Manchester, and V. Wilde. 2012. Fossil fruits and seeds of the Middle Eocene Messel biota, Germany. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Gesellschaft Naturforschenden 570:1-249
Belongs to Berchemia according to M. E. Collinson et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Berchemia balugoloaensis, Berchemia floribunda, Berchemia multinervis, Berchemia nepalensis, Berchemia polyphylla, Berchemia priscaformis, Berchemia siwalica
Type specimen: Holotype SM.B Me 4184, a seed/fruit
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Messel (Eocene of Germany)
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