†Ripogonum americanum Carpenter et al. 2014
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Angiospermae - Liliales - Ripogonaceae
Full reference: R. J. Carpenter, P. Wilf, J. G. Conran and N. R. Cúneo. 2014. A Paleogene trans-Antarctic distribution for Ripogonum (Ripogonaceae: Liliales)?. Palaeontologia Electronica 17(3):1-39
Belongs to Ripogonum according to R. J. Carpenter et al. 2014
Sister taxon: Ripogonum tasmanicum
Type specimen: MPEF-Pb 6438a,b, a leaf
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Laguna del Hunco: quarry LH13 (Eocene of Argentina)
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