Acer molallense
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Sapindales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Hippocastanoideae
Tribus: Acereae
Genus: Acer
Section: Acer sect. Negundo
Species: †Acer molallense
Name
Acer molallense J.A.Wolfe & Tanai J. Fac. Sci. Hokkaido Univ., Ser. 4, Geol., 22(1): 102-103. Feb 1987 pl. 36. fig. 2; text-fig. 14H
Type material
- Holotype: USNM 396062 (leaf)
- Repository: United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, National Mall, Washington DC, United States
- Collector: unknown
- Repository: United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, National Mall, Washington DC, United States
Type locality
- Miocene, Aquitanian; Little Butte Formation; Molalla (USGS 9673), Liberal area, Clackamas County Oregon, United States
Etymology
- "Type locality is near the town of Molalla, Oregon"
Distribution
Miocene
- Aquitanian
- Little Butte Formation; Molalla (USGS 9673), Liberal area, Clackamas County Oregon, United States
References
- 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.
Links
- IFPNI International Editorial Board 2014–56852-1. The International Fossil Plant Names Index. Acer molallense. Published online. Accessed: 56852-1 2025 December 9.