Sassafras hesperia

†Sassafras hesperia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Lauraceae
Tribus: Cinnamomeae
Genus: Sassafras
Species: †Sassafras hesperia

Name

†Sassafras hesperia Berry 1929, p. 259, pi. 59, fig. 2.

Synonyms

• Pro Parte, non-typic
  • Sassafras selwyni auct. non Dawson Berry 1926 p. 114, pi. 14, figs. 1-4.

Type material

• Hypotypes: UCMP 9265-9269
  • Repository: Museum of Paleontology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, Unites States
• Hypotype: USNM 32680
  • Repository: United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, National Mall, Washington DC, United States
• Hypotypes: UWBM 31241, 39709, 39710, 39715, 39717, 39720
  • Repository: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Washington, Seattle, King County, Washington, United States

References

• Berry, E.W. 1926. "Tertiary Floras from British Columbia". Canada Department Mines, Geological Survey, Bulletin 42:91-116
• Berry, E.W. 1929. A revision of the flora of the Latah Formation. United States Geological Survey; Professional Paper (Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office) 154-H: 225–265. doi:10.3133/pp154h. ISSN 1044-9612.  Reference page. 
• Wolfe, J.A.; Wehr, W.C. 1987. Middle Eocene Dicotyledonous Plants from Republic, Northeastern Washington.. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1597: 1–25. doi:10.3133/b1597.  Reference page. 

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