Xylocaryon
| Xylocaryon | |
|---|---|
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| Illustration of fruit | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | †Xylocaryon F.Muell. |
| Species: | †X. lockii |
| Binomial name | |
| †Xylocaryona lockii F.Muell. | |
Xylocaryon is an extinct plant genus in the family Proteaceae. The sole species is Xylocaryon lockii from south-eastern Australia, described from fossilised fruits found at Nintingbool near Ballarat, Victoria and Flinders Island in Tasmania. The fruit structure suggests a close relationship with the extant genus Eidothea.[1]
References
- ↑ Rozefelds, Andrew C.; Dettmann, Mary E.; Clifford, H.Trevor. "Xylocaron lockii F.Muell. (Proteaceae) fruits from the Cenozoic of south eastern Australia". academia.edu.
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