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Bauhinia wenshanensis

Angiospermae - Fabales - Fabaceae

Taxonomy
Bauhinia wenshanensis was named by Meng and Zhou (2014). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, DMS-0019, a leaf. Its type locality is Dashidong, Wenshan (shale unit), which is in a Miocene lacustrine - large shale in the Xiaolongtan Formation of China.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Bauhinia wenshanensis Meng and Zhou

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderFabalesBromhead 1838
familyFabaceaeLindley 1836
genusBauhinia
specieswenshanensis

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Bauhinia wenshanensis Meng and Zhou 2014
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Measurements
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Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.60800 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333China (Yunnan) Bauhinia wenshanensis (type locality: 224409)