Eucommia eocenica Temporal range:
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Leguminosites copaiferanus holotype | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Garryales |
Family: | Eucommiaceae |
Genus: | Eucommia |
Species: | E. eocenica
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Binomial name | |
Eucommia eocenica | |
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Eucommia eocenica is an extinct species of flowering plant in the family Eucommiaceae. E. eocenica is known from fossil fruits found in the middle Eocene Claiborne Formation deposits of the southeastern United States. E. eocenica is one of five described fossil species from North America assigned to the modern genus Eucommia. The other species are E. constans, E. jeffersonensis, E. montana, and E. rowlandii.[1]