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Embothrites simpsoni

Angiospermae - Proteales - Proteaceae

Taxonomy
Embothrites simpsoni was named by Berry (1932). Its type specimen is Amer. Mus. No. B-4, a seed/fruit, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Cañadón Hondo, which is in an Eocene/Oligocene lacustrine claystone in the Sarmiento Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Embothrites simpsoni Berry p. 8 fig. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
orderProtealesJussieu 1829
familyProteaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusEmbothritesUnger 1850
speciessimpsoni

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Embothrites simpsoni Berry 1932
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Diagnosis
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