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This article records new taxa of plants that were described during the year 2017, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleobotany occurring in the year 2017.
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sp. nov | Valid | Cleal et al. | Carboniferous (Moscovian) | San Giorgio Basin | A member of Equisetopsida. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Álvarez-Vázquez & Wagner | Carboniferous (Westphalian) | An Annularia species. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Neregato et al. | Permian | Parnaíba Basin | A member of Calamitaceae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Neregato et al. | Permian | Parnaíba Basin | A member of Calamitaceae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Xu & Jin in Xu et al. | Early Eocene | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Vallati et al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | Lago Colhué Huapi Formation | A member of Salviniales, a species of Azolla . | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Frojdová et al. | Carboniferous (early Moscovian) | A leptosporangiate fern belonging to the group Filicales. | ||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Bomfleur, Grimm & McLoughlin | A member of the family Osmundaceae; a replacement name for Ashicaulis claytoniites Cheng (2011). | |||||
Comb. nov. | Valid | Bomfleur, Grimm & McLoughlin | Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian-Toarcian) | A member of Osmundaceae. Originally described as a species of Osmunda ; transferred to the genus Osmundastrum . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Mendes et al. | Lusitanian Basin | A member of Anemiaceae described on the basis of spores. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Regalado et al. | Late Cretaceous (earliest Cenomanian) | A fern belonging to the family Cystodiaceae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Xu & Zhou in Xu et al. | A fern belonging to the family Polypodiaceae. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Herrera et al. | A filmy fern, a species of Hymenophyllum . | |||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Frojdová et al. | Carboniferous (early Moscovian) | A leptosporangiate fern belonging to the group Filicales; a new genus for "Boweria" minor Kidston (1923). | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Conran et al. | Early Miocene | A fern. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Rozefelds et al. | A species of Lygodium . | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ma, Wang & Sun | Early Permian | A fern belonging to the family Botryopteridaceae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Pérez-Consuegra et al. | Paleogene | A species of Salvinia . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Pérez-Consuegra et al. | Paleogene | A species of Salvinia . | ||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wu & Guo in Guo et al. | A liverwort belonging to the family Conocephalaceae. Genus includes new species C. hexagonites. | |||||
Sp. nov | Disputed | Heinrichs et al. | A liverwort, a species of Frullania . Li et al. (2021) considered it to be conspecific with Frullania baerlocheri . [18] | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Mamontov et al. | Rovno amber | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Lee et al. | Miocene | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Lee et al. | Miocene | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Lee et al. | Miocene | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Wu in Guo et al. | A liverwort belonging to the family Metzgeriaceae. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Wu & Guo in Guo et al. | A liverwort belonging to the family Pallaviciniaceae. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wu & Guo in Guo et al. | A liverwort belonging to the family Pelliaceae. Genus includes new species P. latithallus. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Heinrichs et al. | A liverwort belonging to the family Frullaniaceae. Genus includes new species P. cornigera. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Bechteler, Renner, Schäfer-Verwimp & Heinrichs in Bechteler et al. | Cretaceous (late Albian or early Cenomanian) | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Wu & Guo in Guo et al. | A liverwort belonging to the family Aneuraceae. | |||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Evreïnoff et al. | Mandowa Mudstone | A member of Lycopsida belonging to the group Isoetales. Genus includes new species C. irvingii. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Anikeeva & Orlova in Orlova et al. | Late Carboniferous | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Orlova, Mamontov & Anikeeva in Orlova et al. | Late Carboniferous | |||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Doweld | Carboniferous and Permian | A lycophyte. The type species is "Bothrodendron" pacificum Steinmann. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Matsunaga & Tomescu | Early Devonian | A lycophyte. Genus includes new species S. radicans. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Mosseichik in Mosseichik & Ignatiev | Moscow Coal Basin | A lycopod belonging to the group Lepidodendrales and the family Flemingitaceae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Mosseichik in Mosseichik & Ignatiev | Moscow Coal Basin | A lycopod belonging to the group Lepidodendrales and the family Flemingitaceae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Cantrill in Cantrill, Ashworth & Lewis | Early Miocene | A lycopod belonging to the group Isoetales described on the basis of megaspores. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Mosseichik in Mosseichik & Ignatiev | Moscow Coal Basin | A lycopod belonging to the group Lepidodendrales and the family Flemingitaceae. | ||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nom. nov | Valid | Gnaedinger & Zavattieri | Late Triassic | Paso Flores Formation | A replacement name for Baiera taeniata Geinitz (1876) (preoccupied). | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Wang & Sun in Wang et al. | Middle Jurassic | A species of Ginkgo . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Xu et al. | A species of Ginkgo . | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Nosova | Middle Jurassic | A member of Ginkgoales. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Nosova | Middle Jurassic | A member of Ginkgoales. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Horiuchi & Uemura | A member of Ginkgoales, described on the basis of leaves. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Horiuchi & Uemura | A member of Ginkgoales, described on the basis of leaves. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Na, Sun & Wang in Na et al. | ||||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Coiro & Pott | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | Anfiteatro de Ticó Formation | A cycad belonging to the family Zamiaceae and the subfamily Bowenioideae; a new genus for "Almargemia" incrassata Archangelsky (1966). | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Spencer & Hilton in Spencer et al. | Oxford Clay Formation | A cycad. Genus includes new species O. motturii. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Martínez et al. | Late Cretaceous | A cycad belonging to the family Zamiaceae. Genus includes new species Z. amyla. | ||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sp. nov | Valid | Gossmann ex Winterscheid & Gossmann | A species of Cathaya . | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Jin & B.N. Sun in Jin et al. | A member of Cupressaceae sensu lato. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ruiz et al. | A member of Cupressaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Pujana in Pujana, Raffi & Olivero | ||||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Nosova & Kiritchkova in Nosova, Kiritchkova & Kostina | Prisayan Formation | A conifer. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Sokolova, Gordenko & Zavialova | A member of Sequoioideae. Genus includes new species K. fecundum. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wan et al. | Late Triassic (Norian) | A conifer described on the basis of fossil wood, possibly an ancestral form of the Sequoioideae. Genus includes new species M. triassicum. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Escapa & Leslie | Early Jurassic | A member of Cheirolepidiaceae. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Herrera et al. | A member of Cupressaceae. Genus includes new species P. diminutus. | |||||
Sp. nov | Junior homonym | Khan & Bera | Dafla Formation | A pine. The name P. arunachalensis turned out to be preoccupied by Pinus arunachalensis Srivastava (2017); Khan & Bera (2018) coined a replacement name Pinus daflaensis. [49] | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Wang et al. | Late Miocene | Xianfeng Basin | A pine. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Wang et al. | Late Miocene | Xianfeng Basin | A pine. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Smith et al. | Early Cretaceous | A member of Pinaceae, a species of Pityostrobus . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Deng & Sun in Deng et al. | Late Pliocene | A species of Platycladus . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Pujana & Ruiz | A member of the family Podocarpaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Gnaedinger et al. | A member of the family Podocarpaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Nosova, van Konijnenburg-van Cittert & Kiritchkova | Karadiirmen' Formation | A conifer belonging to the family Podozamitaceae, described on the basis of leaves. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Nosova, van Konijnenburg-van Cittert & Kiritchkova | A conifer belonging to the family Podozamitaceae, described on the basis of leaves. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Wilf in Wilf et al. | La Huitrera Formation | A species of Retrophyllum . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Wilf in Wilf et al. | Lefipán Formation | A species of Retrophyllum . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Yang et al. | Possibly a member of Podocarpaceae. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Li & Wu in Li et al. | Yan'an Formation | A member of Coniferales, a species of Storgaardia. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Herrera et al. | Cretaceous (Aptian-Cenomanian [59] ) | A member of Cupressaceae. Genus includes new species S. foliatus, as well as "Cyparissidium" bohemicum Bayer (1914). [59] | ||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sp. nov | Valid | Orlova, Pustovoit & Anikeeva | A seed fern. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Nosova & Hvalj | A gymnosperm seed, possibly of ginkgoalean affinity. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Nosova & Hvalj | A gymnosperm seed. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Nosova & Hvalj | A gymnosperm seed, possibly of ginkgoalean affinity. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prakash & Das | Early Cretaceous | Bansa Formation | A seed fern belonging to the family Caytoniaceae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Abu Hamad et al. | A seed fern. Originally described as a species of Dicroidium , but subsequently transferred to the genus Jordaniopteris. [64] | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wan et al. | Permian (Wuchiapingian) | A conifer described on the basis of fossilized wood. Genus includes new species D. jimsarensis. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Puebla et al. | A species of Ephedra . | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Koll, DiMichele & Manchester | ||||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Van Konijnenburg-van Cittert et al. | Pollen organ of a plant of uncertain affinities. Originally described as a species of Hydropterangium ; Shi et al. (2024) transferred it to the genus Harrisiothecium. [69] | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Naugolnykh | Kizel Coal Basin | A seed fern belonging to the family Callistophytaceae. Genus includes new species K. flexuosa . | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Yang & Lin in Yang et al. | Early Cretaceous | A member of Gnetophyta showing intermediate morphology between the Ephedraceae, Gnetaceae and Welwitschiaceae. Genus includes new species L. decussata. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Van Konijnenburg-van Cittert et al. | ||||||
Gen. et sp. nov | In press | Wang | Late Triassic (Norian or Rhaetian) | A possible relative of the flowering plants. Genus includes new species N. triassica. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Schrank | A gymnosperm described on the basis of fossil pollen. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Pacyna, Barbacka & Zdebska in Pacyna et al. | Grabowa Formation | A member of Voltziales belonging to the new family Patokaeaceae. Genus includes new species P. silesiaca. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Yang, Xie & Ferguson | A member of Gnetales. Genus includes new species P. jurassicum. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | He et al. | ||||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Huang et al. | Middle Jurassic | A member of Czekanowskiales, a species of Sphenarion. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Gomankov in Gomankov, Kiuntzel & Meyen | Late Permian | A seed fern belonging to the family Peltaspermaceae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Gomankov in Gomankov, Kiuntzel & Meyen | Late Permian | A seed fern belonging to the family Peltaspermaceae. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Shi et al. | Early Triassic | Turpan Basin | A member of Coniferophyta of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species T. taoshuyuanense. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Herrera et al. | A member of Vladimariales (a group of seed plants of uncertain phylogenetic placement). | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wan et al. | Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian)-early Permian | A gymnosperm described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species Y. miscellum. | ||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Decombeix & Galtier | Carboniferous (late Tournaisian) | Genus includes new species A. conradii | ||||
Sp. nov | Junior homonym | Kraft & Kvaček | Late Silurian | Požáry Formation | An aquatic precursor of dry land lycophytes. The name is preoccupied by Baragwanathia brevifolia Hundt (1952); Kraft & Kvaček (2021) coined a replacement name Baragwanathia brevifolioides. [85] | |||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Granier, Azerêdo & Ramalho | Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) | A green alga, probably a primitive member of the family Dasycladaceae; a new genus for "Cylindroporella" lusitanica Ramalho (1970). | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wang & Spencer in Wang et al. | A member of Noeggerathiales. Genus includes new species D. quadrisegmentorum | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Xu et al. | An early euphyllophyte. Genus includes new species D. levigata | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Granier in Granier & Lethiers | Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian or Barremian) | A green alga belonging to the group Dasycladales and the family Triploporellaceae. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Meyen in Gomankov, Kiuntzel & Meyen | Late Permian | A plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, described on the basis of rounded or slightly elongated discs bearing a system of dark strokes. Genus includes new species E. multistriatus. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Strother in Strother et al. | A green alga belonging to the group Charophyta. Genus includes new species G. orthogonalis. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Meyen in Gomankov, Kiuntzel & Meyen | Late Permian | A plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, probably a bryophyte, described on the basis of oval or egg-shaped sheets formed by two systems of cells. Genus includes new species H. dvinensis. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Pšenička et al. | Carboniferous (Gzhelian) | Douro Carboniferous Basin | A plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement; may be affiliated with ferns or pteridosperms. | |||
Lamprothamnium? barcinencis [92] | Sp. nov | Valid | De Sosa Tomas, Vallati & Martín-Closas | Early Cretaceous (late Aptian–early Albian) | A green alga belonging to the group Charophyta. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bippus et al. | A moss belonging to the family Polytrichaceae. Genus includes new species M. alophosioides. | |||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Pšenička et al. | Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) | A plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement; may be affiliated with ferns or pteridosperms. A new genus for "Ilfeldia" robusta Obrhel (1957) and "Ilfeldia" lobecensis Obrhel (1965). | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Benson, Miller & Wood | A green alga, a species of Scenedesmus | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Sokač & Grgasović | A green alga belonging to the group Dasycladales. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Cascales-Miñana & Gerrienne | Devonian (Lochkovian–Pragian) | An early polysporangiophyte. Genus includes new species T. diezii | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Maksoud, Granier & Azar | Early Cretaceous (latest Barremian–earliest Aptian) | A green alga belonging to the group Dasycladales. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Naugolnykh | Middle Ordovician | A putative land plant, possibly a member of Rhyniales. Genus includes new species V. primitiva. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | LoDuca & Tetreault | Silurian | Eramosa Lagerstätte | An alga belonging to the group Dasycladales. Genus includes new species W. nodifera. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Xu et al. | Zhumulate Formation | A member of Cladoxylopsida. Genus includes new species X. lignescens. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Liu & Wang | Middle Jurassic (Callovian) | Originally described as an early angiosperm; Herendeen et al. (2017) considered the holotype specimen to be inadequately preserved for critical assessment of the relationships of the taxon. [102] Genus includes new species Y. daohugouensis. | ||||
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sp. nov | Valid | Chen & Wong in Chen et al. | Oligocene | A maple. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Iamandei & Iamandei | A member of the subfamily Hippocastanoideae within the family Sapindaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Iamandei & Iamandei | A member of the subfamily Hippocastanoideae within the family Sapindaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Aglaia . | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Brea et al. | A member of Akaniaceae. Genus includes new species A. santacrucensis. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ma et al. | A species of Albizia . | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Rozefelds et al. | Cenozoic | A species of Aleurites . | ||||
Nom. et comb nov | Valid | Doweld | A member of the Araliales | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Woodcock, Meyer & Prado | A species of Anacardium . | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | El-Saadawi et al. | Oligocene | A member of Fabaceae. | ||||
sp. nov. | Jud in Jud & Dunham | Oligocene-Miocene | A Fabaceae wood morphospecies. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Annona . | ||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Doweld | Miocene | A species of Aralia ; a replacement name for Aralia rugosa Dorofeev. | ||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Doweld | Miocene | A species of Aralia ; a replacement name for Aralia tertiaria Dorofeev. | ||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Doweld | A species of Aralia ; a replacement name for Aralia dubia (Ettingshausen, 1868). | |||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Doweld | Miocene | A species of Aralia ; a replacement name for Aralia dubia Nikitin (1976). | ||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Doweld | Miocene | A species of Aralia ; a replacement name for Aralia lucida Dorofeev (1963). | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Sadowski et al. | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A species of Arceuthobium . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Sadowski et al. | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A species of Arceuthobium . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Sadowski et al. | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A species of Arceuthobium . | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Takahashi, Herendeen & Xiao | Late Cretaceous (early Coniacian) | Possibly a relative of Trochodendraceae. Genus includes new species A. verticillata. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Atalantia . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Woodcock, Meyer & Prado | A species of Avicennia . | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Baccaurea . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Balanites . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ramos, Brea & Kröhling | Late Pleistocene | A species of Bastardiopsis . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Bauhinia . | ||||
sp. nov. | Jud in Jud & Dunham | Oligocene-Miocene | A species of Lauraceae | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Blokhina & Bondarenko | A birch. | |||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Doweld | A member of Araliales; a new genus for "Araliaecarpum" kolymense Samylina (1960). | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Pérez-Lara, Castañeda-Posadas & Estrada-Ruiz | A member of Anacardiaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species B. chiapiasense. | |||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Doweld | Pliocene | A species of Brassaiopsis ; a replacement name for Aralia angustiloba Kolakovsky. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Bridelia . | ||||
sp. nov. | Jud in Jud & Dunham | Oligocene-Miocene | A Sapindales wood morphospecies | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Hably in Hably & Meller | A species of Caldesia . | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Khan, Spicer & Bera in Khan et al. | Neogene | A species of Calophyllum . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Woodcock, Meyer & Prado | A species of Cariniana . | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Kowalski | Middle Miocene | A fossil fruit of uncertain phylogenetic placement. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Kowalski | Middle Miocene | A fossil fruit of uncertain phylogenetic placement. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Poinar | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | A member of Lauraceae. Genus includes new species C. burmitis. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Takahashi, Herendeen & Xiao | Late Cretaceous (early Coniacian) | Possibly a member of Buxaceae sensu lato. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Gandolfo & Hermsen | Eocene (Ypresian) | Laguna del Hunco Formation | A species of Ceratopetalum . | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Afonin | A dicotyledon described on the basis of fossil wood. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Liufu, Chen & Wang | A fossil fruit. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Fu et al. | Late Oligocene | A species of Choerospondias . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Chrysophyllum . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Doweld | A species of Cinnamomum . | |||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Doweld | A species of Cinnamomum ; a replacement name for Cinnamomum gracile (Geyler, 1877). | |||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Doweld | A species of Cinnamomum described on the basis of fossil fruits; a replacement name for Cinnamomum apiculatum Saporta (1889). | |||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Doweld | A species of Cinnamomum ; a replacement name for Cinnamomum africanum Engelhardt (1907). | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Liang & Zhou in Liang et al. | Miocene | A species of Cladium . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Clausena . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Cnestis . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Combretum . | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Baas et al. | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)-earliest Paleocene | A probable member of Connaraceae described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species C. dimorphum. Originally named in 2017 in a publication which did not fulfill all requirements of the International Code of Nomenclature of Algae, Fungi and Plants; subsequently validated in 2022. [131] | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Woodcock, Meyer & Prado | A species of Cordia . | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Woodcock, Meyer & Prado | A species of Cordia . | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Woodcock, Meyer & Prado | A species of Cordia . | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ibrahim et al. | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Wu et al. | Late Miocene | A species of Cyclocarya . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Woodcock, Meyer & Prado | A species of Cynometra . | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Woodcock, Meyer & Prado | A species of Dalbergia . | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Dalbergia. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Dendrokingstonia . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Derris . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Kvaček & Bubík | Oligocene | A flowering plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement described on the basis of leaf impressions. | ||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Doweld | Tertiary | A species of Diospyros ; a replacement name for Diospyros dubia Göppert (1854). | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Middle Miocene | A species of Dipterocarpus . | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Eocene-Miocene | A member of Apocynaceae belonging to the subfamily Asclepiadoideae. Genus includes new species D. neotropicus. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Drimycarpus . | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Soares et al. | Miocene | A member of the family Annonaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species D. amazonicum. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Kowalski | Middle Miocene | A species of Enkianthus . | ||||
sp. nov. | Jud in Jud & Dunham | Oligocene-Miocene | A Euphorbiaceae wood morphospecies | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Huang & Zhou in Huang et al. | Miocene | A species of Exbucklandia . | ||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Doweld | Eocene | A species of Fallopia ; a replacement name for Polygonum convolvuloides Conwentz. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Doweld | Miocene | A species of Fallopia . | ||||
sp. nov. | Jud in Jud & Dunham | Oligocene-Miocene | A wood morphospecies Ficus | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Schrank | A flowering plant described on the basis of fossil pollen. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Doweld | A species of Frangula . | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Gomphandra . | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ramos, Brea & Kröhling | Late Pleistocene | A member of Detarioideae described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species G. palmariensis. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Middle Miocene | A species of Grewia . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Humboldtia . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Woodcock, Meyer & Prado | A species of Hura . | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Hably in Hably & Meller | A member of the family Hydrocharitaceae. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Del Rio & De Franceschi in Del Rio, Haevermans & De Franceschi | A member of the family Icacinaceae. Genus includes new species I. tainiaphorum. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Denk et al. | Miocene (early Burdigalian) | A holly. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Ixora . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Golovneva & Alekseev | A Cercidiphyllaceae infructescence morphospecies. | |||||
Comb. nov | Valid | (Samylina) Golovneva & Alekseev | A Cercidiphyllaceae infructescence morphospecies. | |||||
Comb. nov | Valid | (Chandler) Golovneva & Alekseev | A Cercidiphyllaceae infructescence morphospecies. | |||||
Comb. nov | Valid | (Feng et al.) Golovneva & Alekseev | A Cercidiphyllaceae infructescence morphospecies. | |||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Golovneva & Alekseev | A Cercidiphyllaceae infructescence morphospecies. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Golovneva & Alekseev | A Cercidiphyllaceae infructescence morphospecies. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Golovneva & Alekseev | A Cercidiphyllaceae infructescence morphospecies. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Golovneva & Alekseev | A Cercidiphyllaceae infructescence morphospecies. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Friis, Pedersen & Crane | Early Cretaceous (early-middle Albian) | A flowering plant belonging to an early-diverging eudicot lineage. The type species is Kenilanthus marylandensis. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Kowalski | Middle Miocene | A member of Ericaceae. Genus includes new species K. dorofeevi. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Kowalski | Middle Miocene | A member of Cyperaceae. Genus includes new species K. lubstovensis. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Kodrul & Maslova | A member of the family Platanaceae; a new genus for "Celastrinites" kundurensis Golovneva, Sun & Bugdaeva (2008). | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Lagerstroemia . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Soomro et al. | A member of the family Lythraceae described on the basis of fossil wood. | |||||
sp. nov. | Jud in Jud & Dunham | Oligocene-Miocene | A Lauraceae wwod morphospecies | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Kloster, Gnaedinger & Adami-Rodrigues | A member of the family Lecythidaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Middle Miocene | A member of Fabaceae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Lepisanthes . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Lepisanthes. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Kowalski | Middle Miocene | A member of Ericaceae. Genus includes new species L. europea. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Kowalski | Middle Miocene | A species of Lyonia . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Wang & Sun in Wang et al. | Miocene | A species of Macaranga . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Middle Miocene | A species of Machilus . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Hu & Chen in Hu et al. | A species of Mahonia . | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Kowalski & Fagúndez | Miocene | A member of the family Ericaceae belonging to the tribe Ericeae. Genus includes new species M. miocaenica. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Mallotus . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Nelson & Jud | Early Miocene | A species of Mammea . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Khan, Bera & Bera in Khan et al. | Miocene–Pleistocene | A species of Mastixia . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Khan, Bera & Bera in Khan et al. | Miocene–Pleistocene | A species of Mastixia . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Medinilla . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Meiogyne . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Tarran et al. | Oligo-Miocene | A species of Metrosideros . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Tarran et al. | Oligo-Miocene | A species of Metrosideros . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Millettia . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Soomro et al. | A member of Fabaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Poinar | Eocene to Miocene | Originally described as a member of Orchidaceae, [157] but this interpretation was challenged by Selosse et al. (2017). [158] Genus includes new species M. elongatus. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Myristica . | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Jud et al. | Lower Salamanca Formation | A member of the family Rhamnaceae. Genus includes new species N. grandensis. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Han, Liu & Wang | An early flowering plant. Genus includes new species N. lingyuanensis. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Friis et al. | A water lily. Genus includes new species N. antarctica. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Palaquium . | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Rodriguez-Reyes et al. | Miocene (Burdigalian to Tortonian) | A member of Malpighiales of uncertain phylogenetic placement, described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species P. crystallosa. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Doweld | A member of Myricaceae; a new genus for "Dryandra" cretacea Velenovský (1883). Genus also includes "Dryandra" yakovlevii Palibin (1930) and "Aspleniopteris" schrankii Sternberg (1825). | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ramos, Brea & Kröhling | Late Pleistocene | A member of Detarioideae described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species P. concordiensis. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Iamandei & Iamandei | A member of the family Phyllanthaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Jud et al. | An angiosperm tree described on the basis of fossil wood. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Parashorea . | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Martínez | Late Eocene | A member of the family Passifloraceae. Genus includes new species P. sogamosense. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Allen | Early Eocene | A member of Caesalpinioideae described on the basis of fossil wood. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Doweld | Miocene | A species of Persicaria . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Carpenter, Tarran & Hill | Middle Eocene | A member of the family Proteaceae belonging to the subfamily Persoonioideae. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Mistri, Kapgate & Sheikh ex Kapgate & Manchester in Kapgate, Manchester & Stuppy | Late Cretaceous (late Maastrichtian) | A member of Phyllanthaceae described on the basis of fossil fruit. Genus includes new species P. singpurensis. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Wilf et al. | Eocene | A species of Physalis . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Iamandei & Iamandei | A member of the family Picrodendraceae described on the basis of fossil wood. | |||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Doweld | Paleocene | A species of Platanus ; a replacement name for Aralia serrata Knowlton (1917). | ||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Doweld | Oligocene | A species of Polygonum ; a replacement name for Polygonum reticulatum Dorofeev. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Popowia . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Doweld | A species of Populus . | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Rodríguez-Reyes et al. | A species of Prioria . | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Woodcock, Meyer & Prado | A species of Prioria . | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Rodríguez-Reyes et al. | A species of Prioria . | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Grímsson et al. | Early Miocene | A member of Winteraceae described on the basis of fossil pollen. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Jia et al. | Middle Miocene | A species of Pterolobium . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Striegler | Late Miocene | A pear. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Striegler | Late Miocene | An oak. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Randia . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Kathal et al. | Late Cretaceous–Paleocene (late Maastrichtian–early Danian) | A member of the family Arecaceae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Kowalski | Middle Miocene | A species of Rhododendron . | ||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Doweld | A rose; a replacement name for Rosa styriaca Kovar-Eder & Krainer (1988). | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Jud & Nelson | Early Miocene | A member of the family Connaraceae. | ||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Doweld | A species of Rubus ; a replacement name for Rubus acutiformis Chandler (1925). | |||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Doweld | A species of Rubus ; a replacement name for Rubus alnifolius Fotjanova (1988). | |||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Doweld | A species of Rubus ; a replacement name for Rubus brevis Nikitin (2007). | |||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Doweld | A species of Rubus ; a replacement name for Rubus decipiens Nikitin (1976). | |||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Doweld | A species of Rubus ; a replacement name for Rubus pygmaeus Nikitin (2007). | |||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Doweld | A species of Rubus ; a replacement name for Rubus aralioides Negru (1986). | |||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Doweld | A species of Rubus ; a replacement name for Rubus minor Nikitin (2007). | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Greenwood & West | Early Paleocene | A palm tree belonging to the subfamily Coryphoideae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Wang & Sun in Wang et al. | Oligocene | A palm tree. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Sapindus . | ||||
Gen. et 3 sp. nov | Valid | Friis, Crane & Pedersen | Early Cretaceous (late Barremian–early Albian) | A flowering plant of uncertain affinities, possibly a member of Laurales or a sister taxon of monocots. [181] Genus includes new species S. dolichostemon, S. brachystemon and S. parvus. | ||||
gen. et sp. nov. | Jud in Jud & Dunham | Oligocene-Miocene | A Sapotaceae wood morphospecies, | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Sarcochlamys . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Grímsson, Grimm & Zetter | A species of Saururus . | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Grímsson, Grimm & Zetter | A species of Saururus . | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Shi, Quan & Jin in Shi et al. | Late Oligocene | A species of Schima . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Securidaca . | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Atkinson, Stockey & Rothwell | Late Cretaceous (late Campanian) | A member of Cornales of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species S. vancouverensis. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Wu et al. | Late Pliocene | A species of Smilax . | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Poinar & Rasmussen | Eocene | Europe (Baltic Sea coast) | A member of Orchidaceae. Genus includes new species S. baltica. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Atkinson, Stockey & Rothwell | Late Cretaceous (late Campanian) | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Jud et al. | Lower Salamanca Formation | A member of the family Rhamnaceae. Genus includes new species S. grandensis. | ||||
sp. nov. | Jud in Jud & Dunham | Oligocene-Miocene | An Ericales wood morphospecies | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Woodcock, Meyer & Prado | A species of Tabernaemontana . | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Terminalia . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A member of the family Rutaceae. | ||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Golovneva in Golovneva et al. | A member of Cercidiphyllaceae described on the basis of fossil leaves. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Alekseev in Golovneva et al. | A member of Cercidiphyllaceae described on the basis of fossil leaves. | |||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Alekseev in Golovneva et al. | A member of Cercidiphyllaceae described on the basis of fossil leaves. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Poinar & Chambers | Cretaceous (Albian or Cenomanian) | A probable member of Cunoniaceae. | ||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Doweld | A species of Typha described on the basis of fossil seeds; a replacement name for Typha elongata Dorofeev (1982). | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Doweld | A species of Typha described on the basis of fossil seeds previously attributed to the species Typha latissima . | |||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Doweld | A species of Typha described on the basis of fossil seeds; a replacement name for Typha elliptica Negru (1972). | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Ventilago . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A member of the family Fabaceae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Miocene | A species of Xanthophyllum . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Prasad et al. | Middle Miocene | A species of Xylia . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ma et al. | Oligocene | A species of Zelkova . | ||||
Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Heřmanová, Dašková & Kvaček in Heřmanová et al. | A member of the Normapolles complex described on the basis of fossil flowers and fruits. Genus includes new species Z. vachae and Z. sklenarii. | |||||