†Malloranga Lee et al. 2010 (spurge)
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Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Full reference: D. E. Lee, J. M. Bannister, J.I. Raine and J.G. Conran. 2010. Euphorbiaceae: Acalyphoideae fossils from early Miocene New Zealand: Mallotus–Macaranga leaves, fruits, and inflorescence with in situ Nyssapollenites endobalteus pollen. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology (163)127-138
Parent taxon: Acalypheae according to D. E. Lee et al. 2010
Sister taxon: Tineafructus
Subtaxa: Malloranga fouldenensis
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Foulden maar (I43/f8503) (Miocene of New Zealand)
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