| Literature DB >> 27379410 |
Lu-Liang Huang1,2, Jian-Hua Jin3, Cheng Quan4, Alexei A Oskolski5,6.
Abstract
A new species Camellia nanningensis was described on the basis of well-preserved mummified wood from the upper Oligocene Yongning Formation of Nanning Basin in Guangxi Province, South China. This represents the most ancient fossil wood assigned to Camellia, and the earliest fossil record of the family Theaceae in China. This fossil material shows that Camellia occurred in China as early as the late Oligocene, suggesting more ancient radiation of this genus than estimated by molecular dating.Entities:
Keywords: Camellia; Late Oligocene; Mummified wood; Nanning Basin; South China; Theaceae
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Year: 2016 PMID： 27379410 DOI： 10.1007/s10265-016-0846-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Plant Res ISSN： 0918-9440 Impact factor: 2.629