†Bohlenia americana Brown 1935 (soapberry)
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Angiospermae - Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Alternative combination: Dipteronia americana
Full reference: R. W. Brown. 1935. Miocene Leaves, Fruits, and Seeds from Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Journal of Paleontology 9(7):572-587
Belongs to Bohlenia according to J. A. Wolfe and W. Wehr 1987
See also Brown 1935
Sister taxon: Bohlenia insignis
Type specimen: USNM P38094, a leaf (leaves). Its type locality is Republic Locality 8428, which is in a Lutetian/Bartonian lacustrine horizon in the Klondike Mountain Formation of Washington.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Washington collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
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