Aristolochia macginitieana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Piperales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Piperales

Familia: Aristolochiaceae
Subfamilia: Aristolochioideae
Genus: Aristolochia
Species: †Aristolochia macginitieana

Name

†Aristolochia macginitieana J. Freitas & Doweld, Phytotaxa 500: 59. 2021.

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • †Aristolochia triangularis Macginitie, Publ. Carnegie Inst. Washington 465: 137. 1937 nom. illeg. non Aristolochia triangularis Cham., Linnaea 7: 209. 1832 (extant).

Type material

• Holotype: UCMP 1029
• Museum of Paleontology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, Unites States

Type locality

• Oligocene, Rupelian; Weaverville Formation; Redding Creek, Trinity County, California, United States.

Etymology

The new name is dedicated to Macginitie, who made important contributions to palaeobotany in North America and described originally Aristolochia triangularis Macginitie.

Distribution

Oligocene

• Rupelian
  • Weaverville Formation; Redding Creek, Trinity County, California, United States.

References

• Freitas, J. & Doweld, A.B. 2021. Aristolochia macginitieana (Aristolochiaceae), a replacement name for Aristolochia triangularis MacGinitie non Aristolochia triangularis Chamisso. Phytotaxa 500(1): 59–60. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.500.1.11 Reference page. 
• MacGinitie, H.D. 1937. The flora of the Weaverville beds of Trinity County, California.. Publications of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 465: 83-151. https://yadi.sk/i/Dj_vg97k3Q3Y8U.  Reference page.