Acer ferrignoi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Hippocastanoideae
Tribus: Acereae
Genus: Acer
Section: Acer sect. Rubra
Species: †Acer ferrignoi

Name

• †Acer ferrignoi J.A.Wolfe & Tanai J. Fac. Sci. Hokkaido Univ., Ser. 4, Geol., 22(1): 94. Feb 1987

Type material

• Holotype: USNM 396125 (leaf)
  • Repository:United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, National Mall, Washington DC, United States
    • Collector: unknown

• Paratypes:USNM 396126, 396127, 396128, 396130 (leaves)
  • Repository:United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, National Mall, Washington DC, United States
    • Collector: unknown

Type locality

• Late Miocene; Lolo Pass (USGS 9737); Cascade Mountains, Oregon, United States

Etymology

• "James P. Ferrigno has been of invaluable assistance in locating and sending us type material from the U.S.N.M. collections."

Distribution

Miocene

• "Late Miocene"
  • Lolo Pass (USGS 9737); Cascade Mountains, Oregon, United States

References

• Wolfe, J.A. & Tanai, T. 1987. Systematics, Phylogeny, and Distribution of Acer (maples) in the Cenozoic of Western North America. Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University. Series 4, Geology and Mineralogy 22(1): 1–246.  PDF Reference page. 

Links

• IFPNI International Editorial Board 2014–56852-1. The International Fossil Plant Names Index. Acer ferrignoi. Published online. Accessed: 56852-1 2025 December 7.