Engelhardia
Engelhardia spicata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Juglandaceae
Subfamily: Engelhardioideae
Genus: Engelhardia
Lesch. ex Blume[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Alfaropsis Iljinsk.
  • Pterilema Reinw.

Engelhardia is a genus of trees in the family Juglandaceae, native to tropical Asia from northern India east to Taiwan, Indonesia and the Philippines. The genus name is commonly misspelled "Engelhardtia", a "correction" made by the original author Carl Ludwig Blume in 1829 and persistent until today, as it was thus entered in the Index Kewensis; the original spelling is Engelhardia.

Fossil record

Engelhardia pollen has been found in deposits of Miocene Age in Denmark.[2] †Engelhardia orsbergensis leaf fossils have been uncovered from rhyodacite tuff of Lower Miocene age in Southern Slovakia near the town of Lučenec.[3] †Engelhardia orsbergensis and †Engelhardia macroptera fossils have been uncovered from late Miocene strata in Iceland.[4]

Species

As of December 2023, Plants of the World Online recognised the following species and varieties:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Engelhardia". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  2. ^ Larsson, Linda M.; Vajda, Vivi; Rasmussen, Erik S. (2006). "Early Miocene pollen and spores from western Jylland, Denmark - environmental and climatic implications". GFF. Informa UK Limited. 128 (3): 261–272. Bibcode:2006GFF...128..261L. doi:10.1080/11035890601283261. ISSN 1103-5897. S2CID 129320973.
  3. ^ Vojtko, Rastislav (2016-10-21). "Miocénna flóra z lokalít Kalonda a Mučín" [Miocene flora from the localities Kalonda and Mučín]. Acta Geologica Slovaca (in Slovak). 1 (1): 65–70. ISSN 1338-0044. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  4. ^ Denk, Thomas; Grimsson, Friðgeir; Zetter, Reinhard; Símonarson, Leifur A. (28 March 2011). Late Cainozoic Floras of Iceland: 15 Million Years of Vegetation and Climate History in the Northern North Atlantic. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-94-007-0372-8.

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