Craigia

Craigia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae sensu lato or Tiliaceae.

Craigia
Fossil Craigia fruit, 49ma, Washington, USA
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Tilioideae
Genus: Craigia
W.W.Sm. & W.E.Evans

These are deciduous trees with toothed leaves, bisexual flowers that lack petals, and winged capsules.[1]

There are two extant species and three extinct species known from fossils.[2] Though the genus was once widespread, the extant species are limited to China and Vietnam.[1]

Species:

References

  1. Craigia. Flora of China.
  2. Jin, J., Kodrul, T. M., Liao, W., & Wang, X. (2009). A new species of Craigia from the Eocene Changchang Formation of Hainan Island, China. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 155(1), 80-82.


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