Angiospermae - Fagales - Fagaceae
Full reference: Y. L. He, N. Li, and B. N. Sun. 2014. Systematic descriptions, in Quercus yangyiensis sp. nov. from the late Pliocene of Baoshan, Yunnan and its paleoclimatic significance. Acta Geologica Sinica 88(3):738-747
Belongs to Quercus (Heterobalanus) according to Y. L. He et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Quercus (Heterobalanus) heqingensis, Quercus (Heterobalanus) lancifolia, Quercus (Heterobalanus) lanpingensis, Quercus (Heterobalanus) namulingensis, Quercus (Heterobalanus) pannosa, Quercus (Heterobalanus) wulongensis
Type specimen: Institute of Paleontology and Stratigraphy, Lanzhou University, LUP0709-yy-14-3-070, a leaf. Its type locality is Yangyi, Baoshan, which is in a Pliocene fluvial claystone in the Yangyi Formation of China.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Yangyi, Baoshan
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.