Craigia
| Craigia | |
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| 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:
- †Craigia bronnii
- †Craigia hainanensis
- Craigia kwangsiensis
- †Craigia oregonensis
- Craigia yunnanensis
References
- 1 2 Craigia. Flora of China.
- ↑ 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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