Libocedrus balfourensis Paull and Hill 2009 (cypress)

Coniferales - Cupressaceae

Full reference: R. Paull and R. S. Hill. 2009. Libocedrus Macrofossils from Tasmania (Australia). International Journal of Plant Sciences 170(3):381-399

Belongs to Libocedrus according to R. Paull and R. S. Hill 2009

Sister taxa: Libocedrus acutifolius, Libocedrus adpressa, Libocedrus coloradensis, Libocedrus jacksonii, Libocedrus lantenoisi, Libocedrus leaensis, Libocedrus mesibovii, Libocedrus microformis, Libocedrus morrisonii, Libocedrus obtusifolius, Libocedrus praedecurrens

Type specimen: Holotype: B-750 stored in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, the University of Adelaide, South Australia., a sterile axis (Cuticle). Its type locality is Balfour, which is in an Oligocene/Miocene terrestrial horizon in Australia.

Distribution: found only at Balfour

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