Acer manchesteri

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
Sectio: †A. sect. Manchesteria
Species:†Acer manchesteri

Name

†Acer manchesteri J.A.Wolfe & Tanai J. Fac. Sci. Hokkaido Univ., Ser. 4, Geol., 22(1): 188, 190, 192 pl. 32, figs. 1, 2, 5-12; text-fig. 18 G, H. Feb 1987

Synonyms

• †Acer glabroides auct. non R.W.Brown. R.W.Brown. 1937 (part, nontypic). 180. pl. 58, f. 15

Type material

• Holotype: UCMP 9216 A&B (leaf)
  • Repository: Museum of Paleontology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, Unites States

• Paratypes: UCMP 9202, 9206-9208, 9210, 9215 (counterpart to USNM 39183), 9219, 9220 (leaves) 9211-9214, 9217, 9218, 9221 (fruits)
  • Repository: Museum of Paleontology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, Unites States

• Paratypes: USNM 39183 (counterpart to UCMP 9215) 396211-396214 (fruit)
  • Repository: United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, National Mall, Washington DC, United States

Type locality

• Oligocene, Rupelian; John Day Formation, Bridge Creek Flora; Grays Ranch XVIII (UCMP 3930), Crook County, Oregon, United States

Etymology

• "Steven R. Manchester has assisted us in supplying new material from various localities in central Oregon."

Distribution

Oligocene

• Rupelian
  • John Day Formation, Bridge Creek Flora; Grays Ranch XVIII (UCMP 3930), Crook County, Oregon, United States
  • John Day Formation, Bridge Creek flora; Dugout Gulch-Pentecost Ranch I (Slanting Leaf Beds) (UCMP P4210, OMSI 240), Wheeler County, Oregon, United States
  • John Day Formation, Bridge Creek Flora; Fossil (USGS 9420, UCMP PA-15, UCMP P5203), Wheeler County, Oregon, United States
  • John Day Formation, Bridge Creek Flora; Knox Ranch (USGS 9440), Clackamas County Oregon, United States
  • John Day Formation, Bridge Creek Flora; Wades Ranch VI/Allen Ranch (UCMP 3741, USGS 8641, USGS 11531), Wheeler County Oregon, United States
  • Little Butte Formation; Willamette flora (USGS 9086), near Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, United States

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. W. 1937. Additions to some fossil floras of the Western United States. U.S. Geological Survey, Professional Paper (Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office) 186: 163–206. doi:10.3133/pp186J. ISSN 1044-9612.  PDF Reference page. 
• 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 2014–2026. The International Fossil Plant Names Index. Acer axelrodi. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 18.