Alismaticarpum
| Alismaticarpum Temporal range: Oligocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Alismataceae |
| Genus: | Alismaticarpum † Collinson |
| Species: | A. alatum † |
| Binomial name | |
| Alismaticarpum alatum | |
Alismaticarpum alatum is a fossil species of aquatic plants in the family Alismataceae. It is a form taxon created for winged fruits whose precise assignment to a genus is not possible.[1] Fossil fruits of this species are known from the Oligocene of England.
References
- ↑ Haggard, Kristina K.; Tiffney, Bruce H. (1997). "The Flora of the Early Miocene Brandon Lignite, Vermont, USA. VIII. Caldesia (Alismataceae)". American Journal of Botany. American Journal of Botany, Vol. 84, No. 2. 84 (2): 239–252. doi:10.2307/2446086. JSTOR 2446086.
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