Acer toradense

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Cladus: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Hippocastanoideae
Tribus: Acereae
Genus: Acer
Sectio: †A. sect. Torada
Species: †Acer toradense

Name

Acer toradense J.A.Wolfe & Tanai J. Fac. Sci. Hokkaido Univ., Ser. 4, Geol., 22(1): 69. Feb 1987

Type material

  • Holotype: USNM 396010 A&B
    • Repository: United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, National Mall, Washington DC, United States
      • Collector: unknown
  • Paratype: UBCB 2400
    • Repository: Botany Department, University of British Columbia Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
      • Collector: unknown

Type locality

  • Early Eocene, Ypresian; Eocene Okanogan Highlands; Tom Thumb tuff, Klondike Mountain Formation; Resnser Canyon (USGS 11018), Republic, Ferry County, Washington, USA

Etymology

  • "Type locality is in the Torada graben."

Distribution

Eocene

  • Ypresian
  • Eocene Okanagan Highlands
    • Vermilion Bluffs Shale unit, Allenby Formation, Princeton Group; Blue Flame Mine, Nine Mile Creek, 10–11 km (6.2–6.8 mi) south of Princeton, Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada
    • Tom Thumb tuff, Klondike Mountain Formation; Resnser Canyon (USGS 11018), Republic, Ferry County, Washington, USA

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