Sapindopsis anhouryi Dilcher and Basson 1990 (soapberry)

Angiospermae - Sapindales - Sapindaceae

Full reference: D. L. Dilcher and P. W. Basson. 1990. Mid-Cretaceous angiosperm leaves from a new fossil locality in Lebanon. Botanical Gazette 151(4):538-547

Belongs to Sapindopsis according to D. L. Dilcher and P. W. Basson 1990

Sister taxa: Sapindopsis brevifolia, Sapindopsis magnifolia, Sapindopsis minutifolia, Sapindopsis variabilis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Nammoura (Anhoury collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Sannine Formation of Lebanon

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution: found only at Nammoura (Anhoury collection)

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