Angiospermae - Fagales - Fagaceae
Full reference: H. S. Huang and Z. K. Zhou. 2015. Systematic descriptions, in The occurrence of Quercus heqingensis n. sp. and its application to palaeo-CO2 estimates. Chinese Science Bulletin 61:1354-1364
Belongs to Quercus (Heterobalanus) according to H. S. Huang and Z. K. Zhou 2015
Sister taxa: Quercus (Heterobalanus) lancifolia, Quercus (Heterobalanus) lanpingensis, Quercus (Heterobalanus) namulingensis, Quercus (Heterobalanus) pannosa, Quercus (Heterobalanus) wulongensis, Quercus (Heterobalanus) yangyiensis
Type specimen: PC2015021, a leaf. Its type locality is Nanbanbang, Heqing (member 2), which is in a Pliocene fluvial claystone in the Sanying Formation of China.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Pliocene of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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