Hypericum holyi

Hypericum holyi
Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Hypericaceae
Genus: Hypericum
Species:
†H. holyi
Binomial name
†Hypericum holyi
Friis

Hypericum holyi is an extinct species of the genus Hypericum that was present from the Lower Miocene to the Upper Miocene.[1] Fossil seeds of the species have been found in Central Europe in general and Central Jutland, Denmark, in particular.[2]

Taxonomy

While Hypericum holyi has sufficient identifying characteristics to place it within the genus Hypericum, there is not enough surviving detail to assign it to any subdivisions within the genus.[3]

References

  1. ^ Meseguer, Andrea S.; Sanmartín, Isabel (2012-06-30). "Paleobiology of the genus Hypericum (Hypericaceae): a survey of the fossil record and its palaeogeographic implications". Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid. 69 (1): 97–106. doi:10.3989/ajbm.2306. hdl:10261/167029. ISSN 1988-3196.
  2. ^ Friis, Elise Marie (1985). "Angiosperm Fruits and Seeds from the Middle Miocene of Jutland (Denmark)" (PDF). The Royal Danish Society of Sciences. 24.
  3. ^ Meseguer, Andrea S.; Lobo, Jorge M.; Ree, Richard; Beerling, David J.; Sanmartín, Isabel (13 November 2014). "Integrating Fossils, Phylogenies, and Niche Models into Biogeography to Reveal Ancient Evolutionary History: The Case of Hypericum (Hypericaceae)". Systematic Biology. 64 (2): 215–232. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syu088. ISSN 1076-836X. PMC 4380036. PMID 25398444.
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