Angiospermae - Proteales - Proteaceae
Full reference: R. J. Carpenter, G. J. Jordan, D. E. Lee and R. S. Hill. 2010. Leaf Fossils of Banksia (Proteaceae) from New Zealand: an Australian Abroad. American Journal of Botany 97(2):288-297
Belongs to Banksia according to R. J. Carpenter et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Banksia archaeocarpa, Banksia puryearensis, Banksia pusilla, Banksia saffordi, Banksia tenuifolia
Type specimen: Holotype: OU32766, stored at Otago University Geology Department., a leaf (Cuticle). Its type locality is F45/f0394, middle Gore Lignite Measure, Newvale Mine, which is in an Oligocene/Miocene mire/swamp lignite in New Zealand.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at F45/f0394, middle Gore Lignite Measure, Newvale Mine
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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