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Arctostaphylos mohavensis

Angiospermae - Ericales - Ericaceae

Taxonomy
Arctostaphylos mohavensis was named by Axelrod (1939). Its type specimen is UCMP 1512, 1513 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cache Peak (P-3643), which is in a Hemingfordian/Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Bopesta Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Arctostaphylos mohavensis Axelrod p. 124 figs. Plate 12, figures 3o, 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderEricales()
familyEricaceae
genusArctostaphylosAdanson 1763
speciesmohavensis

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Arctostaphylos mohavensis Axelrod 1939
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Diagnosis
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