Dicotyledoneae - Myrtales - Myrtaceae
Full reference: D. C. Christophel and S. D. Lys. 1986. Mummified Leaves of Two New Species of Myrtaceae from the Eocene of Victoria, Australia. Australian Journal of Botany 34(6):649-662
Parent taxon: Myrtaceae according to D. C. Christophel and S. D. Lys 1986
Sister taxa: Acmena, Agonis, Aldwickia, Austromyrtus, Baeckea, Callistemonites, Callistemonoxylon, Callistemophyllum, Calyptranthes, Calytrix, Corymbia, Eucalyptophyllum, Eucalyptus, Eugenia, Eugeniaites, Leptospermatoxylon, Leptospermites, Leptospermocarpum, Leptospermum, Lophostemon, Melaleuca, Metrosideros, Myrceugenellites, Myrceugenia, Myrcia, Myrciophyllum, Myrtifolium, Myrtinae, Myrtiphyllum, Myrtoidoxylon, Myrtomiophyton, Myrtonium, Myrtophyllum, Myrtospermum, Myrtoxylon, Myrtus, Palaeorhodomyrtus, Psidium, Rhodamnia, Rhodomyrtus, Syncarpites, Syzygioxylon, Syzygium, Tristania, Tristaniandra, Tristanites
Subtaxa: Myrtaciphyllum annulatum Myrtaciphyllum brochidromum Myrtaciphyllum douglasii Myrtaciphyllum eremeaensis Myrtaciphyllum pleistocenicum Myrtaciphyllum sinuatum Myrtaciphyllum striatum Myrtaciphyllum undulatum Myrtaciphyllum westdaliense
Type: Myrtaciphyllum undulatum
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection)
• Eocene to Oligocene of Australia (1)
• Eocene of Australia (4)
Total: 6 collections including 13 occurrences
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