Alismaticarpum

Alismaticarpum alatum is a fossil species of aquatic plants in the family Alismataceae. It is a form taxon created for winged fruits whose precise assignment to a genus is not possible.[1] Fossil fruits of this species are known from the Oligocene of England.

Alismaticarpum
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Alismataceae
Genus: †Alismaticarpum
M.E.Collinson
Species:
†A. alatum
Binomial name
†Alismaticarpum alatum
M.E.Collinson

References
  1. Haggard, Kristina K.; Tiffney, Bruce H. (1997). "The Flora of the Early Miocene Brandon Lignite, Vermont, USA. VIII. Caldesia (Alismataceae)". American Journal of Botany. American Journal of Botany, Vol. 84, No. 2. 84 (2): 239–252. doi:10.2307/2446086. JSTOR 2446086. PMID 21712204.


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