Craigia

Craigia
Fossil Craigia fruit, 49ma, Washington, USA
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Tilioideae
Genus: Craigia

Craigia is a genus of flowering plants in the Malvaceae sensu lato or Tiliaceae.

These are deciduous trees with toothed leaves, bisexual flowers that lack petals, and winged capsules.[1]

There are two extant species and three extinct species known from fossils.[2] Though the genus was once widespread, the extant species are limited to China and Vietnam.[1]

Species:

References

  1. 1 2 Craigia. Flora of China.
  2. Jin, J., Kodrul, T. M., Liao, W., & Wang, X. (2009). A new species of Craigia from the Eocene Changchang Formation of Hainan Island, China. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 155(1), 80-82.
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