Sassafras latilobum Newberry 1868 (sassafras)

Angiospermae - Laurales - Lauraceae

Alternative combination: Platanus latiloba

Synonym: Sassafras mirabilis Lesquereux 1872

Belongs to Sassafras according to F. H. Knowlton 1919

Sister taxa: Sassafras acutilobum, Sassafras angustilobum, Sassafras bilobatum, Sassafras burpeana, Sassafras dissectum, Sassafras giganteum, Sassafras hastatum, Sassafras mudgii, Sassafras papillosum, Sassafras parvifolium, Sassafras platanoides, Sassafras potomacensis, Sassafras primordiale, Sassafras progenitor, Sassafras recurvatum, Sassafras selwynii, Sassafras subintegrifolium, Sassafras thermale

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Canada (2: British Columbia collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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