†Protoaltingia Reid and Chandler 1933 (witch-hazel)
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Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
Parent taxon: Hamamelidaceae according to H. N. Andrews 1970
See also Chandler 1962 and Chandler 1963
Sister taxa: Allonia, Androdecidua, Corylopsiphyllum, Corylopsis, Corylopsites, Distylium, Eoliquidambar, Exbucklandia, Fothergilla, Hamamelidanthium, Hamamelis, Hamamelites, Liquidambar, Liquidambaroxylon, Loropetalum, Mytilaria, Parrotia, Parrotiopsis, Rhodoleia
Subtaxa: Protoaltingia europaea Protoaltingia hantonensis
Type: Protoaltingia europaea
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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