Acer salmonense

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: Acer sect. Macrophylla
Species:†Acer salmonense

Name

Acer salmonense J.A.Wolfe & Tanai J. Fac. Sci. Hokkaido Univ., Ser. 4, Geol., 22(1): 138, 145, 147 pl. 17, figs. 1-6, 8-11; text-fig. 161. Feb 1987

Synonyms

• Pro Parte, non-typic
  • †Acer bendirei auct. non Lesquereux. Brown. 1937 (part). 179. pl. 58, f. 21

Type material

• Holotype: USNM 396141 (leaf)
  • Repository: United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, National Mall, Washington DC, United States

• Paratypes: USNM 396142-396145 (leaves) 39662 A&B, 396146 A&B, 396147-396150 (fruits)
  • Repository: United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, National Mall, Washington DC, United States

• Referred Material: UCMP "unnumbered" (fruit)
  • Repository: Museum of Paleontology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, Unites States

Type locality

• Eocene, Late Eocene; Challis Volcanics, Salmon Flora; Salmon (USGS 8173), Lemhi County, Idaho, United States

Etymology

• "Type locality is near Salmon, Idaho"

Distribution

Eocene

• Late Eocene
  • Challis Volcanics, Salmon Flora; Salmon (USGS 8173), Lemhi County, Idaho, United States
• Priabonian/Chadronian
  • Renova Formation; Beaverhead, Beaver Creek, Powell County, Montana, 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 salmonense. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 04.