Pseudosalix
| Pseudosalix Temporal range: | |
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| flower, USNM P36857 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Genus: | †Pseudosalix Boucher, Manchester, & Judd |
| Species: | †P. handleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Pseudosalix handleyi Boucher, Manchester, & Judd | |
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Pseudosalix is an extinct genus of flowering plants placed in the family Salicaceae, a possible sister to the tribe Saliceae. The genus has one described species, Pseudosalix handleyi[1] and is known from undescribed fossils as well.[2]
References
- ^ Boucher, L. D.; Manchester, S.; Judd, W. (2003). "An extinct genus of Salicaceae based on twigs with attached flowers, fruits, and foliage from the Eocene Green River Formation of Utah and Colorado, USA". American Journal of Botany. 90 (9): 1389–1399. doi:10.3732/ajb.90.9.1389. PMID 21659238.
- ^ Dillhoff, R.M.; Leopold, E.B.; Manchester, S.R. (2005). "The McAbee flora of British Columbia and its relations to the Early-Middle Eocene Okanagan Highlands flora of the Pacific Northwest" (PDF). Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 42 (2): 151–166. Bibcode:2005CaJES..42..151D. doi:10.1139/e04-084.