†Myrcia bentonensis Berry 1916 (myrtle)
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Dicotyledoneae - Myrtales - Myrtaceae
Belongs to Myrcia according to F. H. Knowlton 1919
Sister taxa: Myrcia granadensis, Myrcia nitens, Myrcia parvifolia, Myrcia puryearensis, Myrcia reticulatovenosa, Myrcia vera, Myrcia worthenii
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Hurleys schoolhouse (Eocene of Mississippi)
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