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Caryophylloflora
Taxonomy
Caryophylloflora was named by Jordan and Macphail (2003). Its type is Caryophylloflora paleogenica.
It was assigned to Caryophyllaceae by Jordan and Macphail (2003).
It was assigned to Caryophyllaceae by Jordan and Macphail (2003).
Species
C. paleogenica (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2003 | Caryophylloflora Jordan and Macphail |
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G. †Caryophylloflora Jordan and Macphail 2003
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†Caryophylloflora paleogenica Jordan and Macphail 2003
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| G. J. Jordan and M. K. Macphail 2003 | Inflorescence dichasial, bracts fused around each node. Flowers with several bracts appressed to the calyx. Calyx a five-lobed tube. Stamens free, five opposite and five alternate to the sepals. Ovary syncarpous, superior. Pollen a sphaeroidal, periporate monad with nonannulate, circular pores; exine perforate, tectate with clearly visible columellae.
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Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Reference: Kiessling 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 47.80000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene | Australia (Tasmania) | C. paleogenica (31570) |