Hamamelites Saporta 1865 (witch-hazel)

Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae

Parent taxon: Hamamelidaceae according to F. H. Knowlton 1919

See also Andrews 1970, Berry 1914, Liu et al. 1996 and MacGinitie 1941

Sister taxa: Allonia, Androdecidua, Corylopsiphyllum, Corylopsis, Corylopsites, Distylium, Eoliquidambar, Exbucklandia, Fothergilla, Hamamelidanthium, Hamamelis, Liquidambar, Liquidambaroxylon, Loropetalum, Mytilaria, Parrotia, Parrotiopsis, Protoaltingia, Rhodoleia

Subtaxa: Hamamelites cordatus Hamamelites fothergilloides Hamamelites inaequalis Hamamelites quadrangularis Hamamelites quercifolius Hamamelites tenuinervis Hamamelites voyana

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Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution:

• Eocene of China (1 collection), United States (5: California, Washington)

• Paleocene of United States (2: Montana)

• Cretaceous of United States (1: South Carolina)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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