Florissantia
Florissantia | |
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Florissantia sp. flower | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Subfamily: | Sterculioideae |
Genus: | Florissantia Manchester |
Species | |
Florissantia ashwillii | |
Synonyms | |
Porana speirii Lesquereux |
Florissantia is an extinct species of flowering plants from prehistoric western North America, from the Eocene to Oligocene Periods of the (56 to 23 million years ago)
Fossils
The plant is known from compression fossils of its flowers, fruits, and pollen.
Fossilized remains have been found in several localities, including fossil beds in British Columbia, Washington State, Oregon, and Colorado.[1]
References
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