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
Belongs to Myrtaciphyllum according to D. C. Christophel and S. D. Lys 1986
Sister taxa: Myrtaciphyllum annulatum, Myrtaciphyllum brochidromum, Myrtaciphyllum douglasii, Myrtaciphyllum eremeaensis, Myrtaciphyllum pleistocenicum, Myrtaciphyllum sinuatum, Myrtaciphyllum striatum, Myrtaciphyllum westdaliense
Type specimen: Holotype: Specimen 1731, housed in the Palaeobotany Collection, Botany Department, Adelaide University., a leaf (Cuticle)
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Alcoa Anglesea locality, Site II Lens B (Eocene of Australia)
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