†Mallotus riparius MacGinitie 1941 (spurge)
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Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Full reference: H. D. MacGinitie. 1941. A Middle Eocene Flora from the Central Sierra Nevada. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 534:1-178
Belongs to Mallotus according to H. D. MacGinitie 1941
Sister taxa: Mallotus kalimpongensis, Mallotus philippensis, Mallotus prejaponicus, Mallotus protojaponicus, Mallotus venkatachalai
Type specimen: U.C. Mus. Pal. Paleobot. Ser. cotypes nos. 2269, 2270, 2271, 2273, 2274.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (9: California collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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