Ulminium

Ulminium Temporal range: Maastrichtian–Pliocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Laurales
Family:	Lauraceae
Genus:	† Ulminium Unger
Type species
Ulminium diluviale Unger in Endl., 1842
Species
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Ulminium is an extinct genus of flowering plants. ^[1]

Species

Numerous species based on fossil woods have been placed into the genus since it was first described. ^[2]

• † Ulminium columbanum (Penh.) Nagalhard, 1922
• † Ulminium diluviale Unger in Endl., 1842
• † Ulminium hungaricum (Lingelsh.) W.N.Edwards, 1931
• † Ulminium kleinii (Tuzson) W.N.Edwards, 1931
• † Ulminium lapidariorum (Unger in Endl.) W.N.Edwards, 1931
• † Ulminium lovisatoi (Falqui) W.N.Edwards, 1931
• † Ulminium mulleri V.M.Page, 1967
• † Ulminium parenchymatosum E.A.Wheeler, R.A.Scott, Bargh., 1977
• † Ulminium pattersonense V.M.Page, 1967
• † Ulminium pliocenicum Pampal., 1904
• † Ulminium protoamericanum (Penh.) Nagalhard, 1922
• † Ulminium protoracemosum (Penh.) Nagalhard, 1922
• † Ulminium simrothii (Platen) W.N.Edwards, 1931
• † Ulminium zelkowiforme Watari, 1941

A number of species have subsequently been moved from the genus:

• † Ulminium artabeae now Laurinoxylon artabeae
• † Ulminium atlanticum now Laurinoxylon atlanticum
• † Ulminium chubutense now Laurinoxylon chubutense
• † Ulminium elliottii now Laurinoxylon elliottii
• † Ulminium eocenicum now Laurinoxylon eocenicum
• † Ulminium kokubunii now Laurinoxylon kokubunii
• † Ulminium magnioleiferum now Laurinoxylon magnioleiferum
• † Ulminium mucilaginosum now Laurinoxylon mucilaginosum
• † Ulminium palibinii now Ulmoxylon palibinii
• † Ulminium porosum now Laurinoxylon porosum
• † Ulminium scalariforme now Paraperseoxylon scalariforme
• † Ulminium wakimizui now Ulmus wakimizui
• † Ulminium wheelerae now Laurinoxylon wheelerae

References

1. Dupéron, Jean; Dupéron-Laudoueneix, Monique; Sakala, Jakub; De Franceschi, Dario (2008-01-01). "Ulminium diluviale Unger : historique de la découverte et nouvelle étude". Annales de Paléontologie. 94 (1): 1–12. Bibcode:2008AnPal..94....1D. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2007.12.003. ISSN   0753-3969.
2. "Ulminium". International Fossil Plant Name Index. Retrieved 2025-11-10.