Republica (plant)

This article is about the fossil plant. For the fossil damselfly, see Republica weatbrooki.

Republica
Temporal range: Ypresian-Kummerian 51–33 Ma
Republica hickeyi holotype, Republic, Washington
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: incertae sedis
Genus: †Republica
Wolfe & Wehr, 1987
Species
  • R. hickeyi
  • R. kummerensis
  • R. litseafolia
Synonyms
R. kummerensis synonymy
  • Artocarpoides kummerensis
    Wolfe, 1968
  • Dicotylophyllum kummerensis
    (Wolfe) Wolfe, 1977
R. litseafolia synonymy
  • Laurophyllum litseafolia
    MacGinitie, 1941
  • Artocarpoides litseafolia
    (MacGinitie) Wolfe, 1968
  • Dicotylophyllum litseafolia
    (MacGinitie) MacGinitie, 18 69

Republica is an enigmatic genus of flowering plants which includes three known species: Republica hickeyi, Republica kummerensis, and Republica litseafolia. The genus has been found in Eocene age geologic formations along the Pacific coast of North America. The affiliations of Republica are uncertain, with the most recent placement being tentatively in the now broken up subclass Hamamelididae.