Acer stewarti

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. Stewarta
Species: †Acer stewarti

Name

Acer stewarti J.A.Wolfe & Tanai J. Fac. Sci. Hokkaido Univ., Ser. 4, Geol., 22(1): 72-73. Feb 1987

Type material

• Holotype: UAPC S485
  • Repository: University of Alberta paleontological collections, university of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Collector: Wilson N. Stewart, date unknown

• Paratypes: UAPC S6946; S13271; S6946 A,B
  • Repository: University of Alberta paleontological collections, university of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Collector: unknown

• Paratype: UWBM 54106 A,B; 56258; 56259 A,B
  • Repository: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle, King County, Washington, Unites States
    • Collector: unknown

Type locality

• Early Eocene, Ypresian; Eocene Okanogan Highlands; Vermilion Bluffs Member, Allenby Formation, Princeton Group; One Mile Creek (B3389), near Princeton, Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada

Etymology

• "We take pleasure in naming this species for Wilson Stewart, who collected the holotype. We particularly wish to recognize, however, his contributions to the teaching of paleobotany."

Distribution

Eocene

• Ypresian
• Eocene Okanagan Highlands
  • Vermilion Bluffs Member, Allenby Formation, Princeton Group; One Mile Creek (B3389), near Princeton, Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada

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 stewarti. Published online. Accessed: 56852-1 2025 NOvember 8.