Cercis zekuensis Li et al. 2021 (redbud)

Angiospermae - Fabales - Fabaceae

Full reference: X. Li, S. R. Manchester, Q. Wang, L. Xiao, T. Qi, Y. Yao, D. Ren and Q. Yang. 2021. A unique record of Cercis from the late early Miocene of interior Asia and its significance for paleoenvironments and paleophytogeography. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 59(6):1321-1338

Belongs to Cercis according to X. Li et al. 2021

Sister taxa: Cercis borealis, Cercis canadensis, Cercis eocenica, Cercis nevadensis, Cercis parvifolia, Cercis siliquastrum, Cercis spokanensis, Cercis truncata, Cercis wilcoxiana, Cercis zhangpuensis

Type specimen: CG‐14‐001, a seed/fruit (fruits, also known as legumes or pods)

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cercis zekuensis in the database

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