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Caryophylloflora

Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Caryophyllaceae

Species
C. paleogenica (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Caryophylloflora Jordan and Macphail

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
Superasterids
orderCaryophyllales
familyCaryophyllaceae
genusCaryophylloflora

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G. †Caryophylloflora Jordan and Macphail 2003
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Caryophylloflora paleogenica Jordan and Macphail 2003
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. J. Jordan and M. K. Macphail 2003Inflorescence 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.