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Republica

Angiospermae

Taxonomy
Republica was named by Wolfe and Wehr (1987). It was considered unknown by Wolfe and Wehr (1987).

It was assigned to Eudicots by Wolfe and Wehr (1987).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Republica Wolfe and Wehr

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
RankNameAuthor
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
genusRepublica

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Republica Wolfe and Wehr 1987
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Republica hickeyi Wolfe and Wehr 1987
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. A. Wolfe and W. Wehr 1987Leaves simple; shape symmetrical; margin entire; venation pinnate; secondary veins several, irregularly spaced, departure angle high on most basal pair (which are also weak), departure angle low on medial pairs and gradually increasing toward apex, broadly curving in basal and medial parts of lamina and narrowly curving in apical part, eucamptodromous, extending to margin before looping; conspicuous external secondary veins in basal half of lamina, departing at acute angles and forming a series of ladderlike loops; more apical intercostal areas conspicuously narrowing toward margin; intersecondary vein typically absent; tertiary veins orthogonal, percurrent, or branched; axillary tertiary bracing orthogonal; quaternary veins orthogonal, branched, forming a conspicuous reticulum.
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 47.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Washington) R. hickeyi (11537)