Hypericum holyi

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Hypericum holyi
Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Hypericaceae
Genus: Hypericum
Species:
H. holyi
Binomial name
Hypericum holyi
Friis

Hypericum holyi is an extinct species of the genus Hypericum that was present from the Lower Miocene to the Upper Miocene.[1] Fossil seeds of the species have been found in Central Europe in general and Central Jutland, Denmark, in particular.[2]

Taxonomy

While Hypericum holyi has sufficient identifying characteristics to place it within the genus Hypericum, there is not enough surviving detail to assign it to any subdivisions within the genus.[3]

References

  1. ISSN 1988-3196
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  2. ^ Friis, Elise Marie (1985). "Angiosperm Fruits and Seeds from the Middle Miocene of Jutland (Denmark)" (PDF). The Royal Danish Society of Sciences. 24.
  3. PMID 25398444
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