Aralia triloba (Newberry)

†Dicotylophyllum trilobum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Araliaceae
Subfamilia: Aralioideae
Genus: Aralia
Species: †Aralia triloba

Name

†Aralia triloba Newb., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York, 9(Art. 1): 56. Apr 1868

Homonym

• Junior homonym
  • Aralia triloba W.Bull ex W.Richards 1896, Modern New Caledonian species, junior synonym of Hernandia cordigera

Type material

• Lectotype: USNM P575 (leaf, Aralia triloba)
  • Repository: United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, National Mall, Washington DC, United States

Type locality

• Paleocene, Late Paleocene; Fort Union Formation; Yellowstone River left bank (USGS 2426), near Burns, Richland County, Montana, United States

Distribution

Paleocene

• Late Paleocene
  • Fort Union Formation; Yellowstone River left bank (USGS 2426), near Burns, Richland County, Montana, United States

References

Primary references

• Newberry, J.S. 1868. Notes on the later extinct floras of North America, with descriptions of some new species of fossil plants from the Cretaceous and Tertiary strata. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 9(Art. 1): 1–76.  HathiTrust Reference page. 
• LaMotte, R.S. (1952). Catalogue of the Cenozoic plants of North America through 1950. Geological Society of America Memoirs. Vol. 51. Geological Society of America. pp. 1–378. doi:10.1130/MEM51.Reference page. 

• Brown, R.W. (1962). Paleocene Flora of the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains. Professional Paper. United States Geological Survey. pp. 1–119. doi:10.3133/pp375. 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. 
• Manchester, S.R. 2014. Revisions to Roland Brown's North American Paleocene flora. Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae, Series B – Historia Naturalis 70(3-4): 153–210. doi:10.14446/AMNP.2014.153. ISSN 0036-5343.  Reference page. 

Links

• IFPNI International Editorial Board 2014–2026. The International Fossil Plant Names Index. Negundo trilobum. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 01.
• IFPNI International Editorial Board 2014–2026. The International Fossil Plant Names Index. Acer newberryi. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 01.
• IFPNI International Editorial Board 2014–2026. The International Fossil Plant Names Index. Acer trilobum. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 01.
• IFPNI International Editorial Board 2014–2026. The International Fossil Plant Names Index. Aralia triloba. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 01.