Citrus linczangensis Xie et al. 2013 (citrus)

Angiospermae - Sapindales - Rutaceae

Full reference: S. P. Xie, S. R. Manchester, K. N. Liu, Y. F. Wang, and B. N. Sun. 2013. Citrus linczangensis sp. n., a leaf fossil of Rutaceae from the Late Miocene of Yunnan, China. International Journal of Plant Sciences 174(8):1201-1207

Belongs to Citrus according to S. P. Xie et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Citrus aurantium, Citrus medica

Type specimen: Institute of Paleontology and Stratigraphy, Lanzhou University, LUMCD090206-022A&B, a leaf. Its type locality is Bangmai Coal Mine, Zhongzhai, Lincang, which is in a Miocene terrestrial mudstone/siltstone in the Bangmai Formation of China.

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution: found only at Bangmai Coal Mine, Zhongzhai, Lincang

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