†Florissantia Knowlton 1916 (nightshade)
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Angiospermae - Solanales - Solanaceae
Parent taxon: Solanaceae according to F. H. Knowlton 1919
See also Andrews 1970, Manchester 1992 and Manchester 2001
Sister taxa: Cantisolanum, Cestroxylon, Datura, Solanispermum, Solanites, Solanoideae, Solanum, Solanumxylon, Withania
Subtaxa: Florissantia ashwillii Florissantia physalis Florissantia quilchenensis Florissantia speirii
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (7: Oregon collections)
• Eocene of Canada (2: British Columbia), United States (3: Colorado, Oregon)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
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