Pentacentron
Extinct genus of Trochodendralean plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pentacentron is an extinct genus of flowering plant in the family Trochodendraceae, consisting of the single species Pentacentron sternhartae. The genus is known from fossil fruits found in the early Eocene deposits of northern Washington state, United States. P. sternhartae are possibly the fruits belonging to the extinct trochodendraceous leaves Tetracentron hopkinsii.
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Pentacentron | |
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Holotype infructescence, SR 93-08-02 | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Trochodendrales |
Family: | Trochodendraceae |
Genus: | †Pentacentron |
Species: | †P. sternhartae |
Binomial name | |
†Pentacentron sternhartae Manchester et al, 2018 | |
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