This article records new taxa of plants that are scheduled to be described during the year 2017, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleobotany that are scheduled to occur in the year 2017.
Annularia sardiniana[1]
Sp. nov
Valid
Cleal et al.
Carboniferous (Moscovian)
San Giorgio Basin
Italy
A member of Equisetopsida.
Annularia stopesiae[2]
Álvarez-Vázquez & Wagner
Carboniferous (Westphalian)
Canada( Nova Scotia)
An Annularia species.
Arthropitys barthelii[3]
Neregato et al.
Permian
Parnaíba Basin
Brazil
A member of Calamitaceae.
Arthropitys tocantinensis[3]
Asplenium sanshuiense[4]
Xu & Jin in Xu et al.
Early Eocene
Huachong Formation
China
A fern, a species of Asplenium.
Azolla colhuehuapensis[5]
Vallati et al.
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)
Lago Colhué Huapi Formation
Argentina
A member of Salviniales, a species of Azolla.
Boweria nowarudensis[6]
Frojdová et al.
Carboniferous (early Moscovian)
Poland
A leptosporangiate fern belonging to the group Filicales.
Claytosmunda chengii[7]
Nom. nov
Bomfleur, Grimm & McLoughlin
Middle Jurassic
A member of the family Osmundaceae; a replacement name for Ashicaulis claytoniites Cheng (2011).
Osmundastrum pulchellum[7]
Comb. nov.
Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian-Toarcian)
Djupadal Formation
Sweden
A member of Osmundaceae. Originally described as a species of Osmunda; transferred to the genus Osmundastrum.
Costatoperforosporites friisiae[8]
Mendes et al.
Early Cretaceous (late Aptian–early Albian)
Lusitanian Basin
Portugal
A member of Anemiaceae described on the basis of spores.
Cystodium sorbifolioides[9]
Regalado et al.
Late Cretaceous (earliest Cenomanian)
Burmese amber
Myanmar
A fern belonging to the family Cystodiaceae.
Goniophlebium macrosorum[10]
Xu & Zhou in Xu et al.
Miocene
A fern belonging to the family Polypodiaceae.
Hymenophyllum iwatsukii[11]
Herrera et al.
Early Cretaceous
Mongolia
A filmy fern, a species of Hymenophyllum.
Kidstoniopteris[6]
Gen. et comb. nov
United Kingdom
A leptosporangiate fern belonging to the group Filicales; a new genus for "Boweria" minor Kidston (1923).
Korallipteris alineae[12]
Conran et al.
Early Miocene
New Zealand
A fern.
Lygodium goonyellum[13]
Rozefelds et al.
Oligocene–early Miocene
Australia
A species of Lygodium.
Rhabdoxylon taiyuanense[14]
Ma, Wang & Sun
Early Permian
Taiyuan Formation
A fern belonging to the family Botryopteridaceae.
Salvinia bogotensis[15]
Pérez-Consuegra et al.
Paleogene
Colombia
A species of Salvinia.
Salvinia magdalenensis[15]
Conocephalumites[16]
Gen. et sp. nov
Wu & Guo in Guo et al.
Yixian Formation
A liverwort belonging to the family Conocephalaceae. Genus includes new species C. hexagonites.
Frullania pinnata[17]
Disputed
Heinrichs et al.
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
A liverwort, a species of Frullania. Li et al. (2021) considered it to be conspecific with Frullania baerlocheri.[18]
Frullania rovnoi[19]
Mamontov et al.
Eocene
Rovno amber
Ukraine
A liverwort, a species of Frullania.
Lejeunea hamatiloba[20]
Lee et al.
Dominican amber
Dominican Republic
A liverwort, a species of Lejeunea.
Lejeunea resinata[20]
Lejeunea urbanioides[20]
Metzgerites multifidus[16]
Wu in Guo et al.
A liverwort belonging to the family Metzgeriaceae.
Pallaviciniites stricta[16]
A liverwort belonging to the family Pallaviciniaceae.
Pellites[16]
A liverwort belonging to the family Pelliaceae. Genus includes new species P. latithallus.
Protofrullania[21]
Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian)
A liverwort belonging to the family Frullaniaceae. Genus includes new species P. cornigera.
Radula cretacea[22]
Bechteler, Renner, Schäfer-Verwimp & Heinrichs in Bechteler et al.
Cretaceous (late Albian or early Cenomanian)
A species of Radula liverwort
Riccardiothallus palmata[16]
A liverwort belonging to the family Aneuraceae.
Cymastrobus[23]
Evreïnoff et al.
Devonian (Famennian)
Mandowa Mudstone
A member of Lycopsida belonging to the group Isoetales. Genus includes new species C. irvingii.
Lepidodendron vaselgense[24]
Anikeeva & Orlova in Orlova et al.
Late Carboniferous
Russia
Lepidostrobus tevelevii[24]
Orlova, Mamontov & Anikeeva in Orlova et al.
Nothostigma[25]
Doweld
Carboniferous and Permian
Brazil Egypt India Peru Spain
A lycophyte. The type species is "Bothrodendron" pacificum Steinmann.
Sengelia[26]
Matsunaga & Tomescu
Early Devonian
Beartooth Butte Formation
United States( Wyoming)
A lycophyte. Genus includes new species S. radicans.
Sublepidodendron nelidovense[27]
Mosseichik in Mosseichik & Ignatiev
Carboniferous (Viséan)
Moscow Coal Basin
Russia( Tver Oblast)
A lycopod belonging to the group Lepidodendrales and the family Flemingitaceae.
Sublepidodendron puchkoviorum[27]
Russia( Tula Oblast)
Tenellisporites antarcticus[28]
Cantrill in Cantrill, Ashworth & Lewis
Antarctica
A lycopod belonging to the group Isoetales described on the basis of megaspores.
Ulodendron ulianovii[27]
Baiera triassica[29][30]
Gnaedinger & Zavattieri
Late Triassic
Paso Flores Formation
A replacement name for Baiera taeniata Geinitz (1876) (preoccupied).
Ginkgo hamiensis[31]
Wang & Sun in Wang et al.
Xishanyao Formation
A species of Ginkgo.
Ginkgo neimengensis[32]
Xu et al.
Huolinhe Formation
Nagrenia leviana[33]
Nosova
Angren Formation
Uzbekistan
A member of Ginkgoales.
Nagrenia pilosa[33]
Pseudotorellia crista[34]
Horiuchi & Uemura
Paleocene
Minato Formation
Japan
A member of Ginkgoales, described on the basis of leaves.
Pseudotorellia kimurae[34]
Sphenobaiera eximia[35]
Na, Sun & Wang in Na et al.
Daohugou Beds
Eobowenia[36]
Coiro & Pott
Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
Anfiteatro de Ticó Formation
A cycad belonging to the family Zamiaceae and the subfamily Bowenioideae; a new genus for "Almargemia" incrassata Archangelsky (1966).
Oxfordiana[37]
Spencer & Hilton in Spencer et al.
Jurassic (latest Callovian to earliest Oxfordian)
Oxford Clay Formation
A cycad. Genus includes new species O. motturii.
Zamuneria[38]
Martínez et al.
Late Cretaceous
Mata Amarilla Formation
A cycad belonging to the family Zamiaceae. Genus includes new species Z. amyla.
Cathaya vanderburghii[39]
Gossmann ex Winterscheid & Gossmann
Pliocene
Germany Italy
A species of Cathaya.
Cupressinocladus guyangensis[40]
Jin & B.N. Sun in Jin et al.
Guyang Formation
A member of Cupressaceae sensu lato.
Cupressinoxylon artabeae[41]
Ruiz et al.
Paleocene (Danian)
Salamanca Formation
A member of Cupressaceae described on the basis of fossil wood.
Cupressinoxylon rotundum[42]
Pujana in Pujana, Raffi & Olivero
Santa Marta Formation
Antarctica(James Ross Island)
Elatocladus heerianus[43]
Nosova & Kiritchkova in Nosova, Kiritchkova & Kostina
Middle Jurassic (Aalenian-Bajocian)
Prisayan Formation
A conifer.
Krassilovidendron[44]
Sokolova, Gordenko & Zavialova
Cretaceous (Albian–Cenomanian)
Russia( Kemerovo Oblast)
A member of Sequoioideae. Genus includes new species K. fecundum.
Medulloprotaxodioxylon[45]
Wan et al.
Late Triassic (Norian)
Huangshanjie Formation
A conifer described on the basis of fossil wood, possibly an ancestral form of the Sequoioideae. Genus includes new species M. triassicum.
Pararaucaria taquetrensis[46]
Escapa & Leslie
Early Jurassic
A member of Cheirolepidiaceae.
Pentakonos[47]
Early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian)
A member of Cupressaceae. Genus includes new species P. diminutus.
Pinus arunachalensis[48]
Junior homonym
Khan & Bera
Dafla Formation
India
A pine. The name P. arunachalensis turned out to be preoccupied by Pinus arunachalensis Srivastava (2017); Khan & Bera (2018) coined a replacement name Pinus daflaensis.[49]
Pinus nanfengensis[50]
Wang et al.
Late Miocene
Xianfeng Basin
A pine.
Pinus uniseriata[50]
Pityostrobus pluriresinosa[51]
Smith et al.
United States( California)
A member of Pinaceae, a species of Pityostrobus.
Platycladus tengchongensis[52]
Deng & Sun in Deng et al.
Late Pliocene
Mangbang Formation
A species of Platycladus.
Podocarpoxylon multiparenchymatosum[53]
Pujana & Ruiz
Paleocene (Danian)[41]-Eocene
Río Turbio Formation Salamanca Formation[41]
A member of the family Podocarpaceae described on the basis of fossil wood.
Podocarpoxylon prumnopityoides[54]
Gnaedinger et al.
Early Cretaceous (Valanginian)
Mulichinco Formation
Podozamites doludenkoae[55]
Nosova, van Konijnenburg-van Cittert & Kiritchkova
Early and Middle Jurassic (Toarcian-Bajocian)
Karadiirmen' Formation Kokala Formation
Kazakhstan
A conifer belonging to the family Podozamitaceae, described on the basis of leaves.
Podozamites irkutensis[55]
Retrophyllum spiralifolium[56]
Wilf in Wilf et al.
La Huitrera Formation
A species of Retrophyllum.
Retrophyllum superstes[56]
Lefipán Formation
Scarburgia baiyanghensis[57]
Yang et al.
Possibly a member of Podocarpaceae.
Storgaardia gansuensis[58]
Li & Wu in Li et al.
Yan'an Formation
A member of Coniferales, a species of Storgaardia.
Stutzeliastrobus[47]
Cretaceous (Aptian-Cenomanian[59])
Czech Republic[59] Mongolia
A member of Cupressaceae. Genus includes new species S. foliatus, as well as "Cyparissidium" bohemicum Bayer (1914).[59]
Adiantites tevelevii[60]
Orlova, Pustovoit & Anikeeva
A seed fern.
Allicospermum papillosum[61]
Nosova & Hvalj
A gymnosperm seed, possibly of ginkgoalean affinity.
Allicospermum uzbekistanicum[61]
A gymnosperm seed.
Allicospermum valentinae[61]
Caytonanthus rewaensis[62]
Prakash & Das
Bansa Formation
A seed fern belonging to the family Caytoniaceae.
Dicroidium bandelii[63]
Abu Hamad et al.
Umm Irna Formation
Jordan
A seed fern. Originally described as a species of Dicroidium, but subsequently transferred to the genus Jordaniopteris.[64]
Ductoagathoxylon[65]
Permian (Wuchiapingian)
Wutonggou Formation
A conifer described on the basis of fossilized wood. Genus includes new species D. jimsarensis.
Ephedra canterata[66]
Puebla et al.
La Cantera Formation
A species of Ephedra.
Gigantopteridium utebaturianum[67]
Koll, DiMichele & Manchester
Waggoner Ranch Formation
United States( Texas)
A gigantopterid.
Hydropterangium roesleri[68]
Van Konijnenburg-van Cittert et al.
Late Triassic (Rhaetian)
Germany
Pollen organ of a plant of uncertain affinities. Originally described as a species of Hydropterangium; Shi et al. (2024) transferred it to the genus Harrisiothecium.[69]
Kizelopteris[70]
Naugolnykh
Kizel Coal Basin
A seed fern belonging to the family Callistophytaceae. Genus includes new species K. flexuosa .
Liaoningia[71]
Yang & Lin in Yang et al.
A member of Gnetophyta showing intermediate morphology between the Ephedraceae, Gnetaceae and Welwitschiaceae. Genus includes new species L. decussata.
Nilssonia gristhorpensis[72]
Middle Jurassic (Bajocian)
Cloughton Formation
Nubilora[73]
In press
Wang
Late Triassic (Norian or Rhaetian)
Ganhaizi Formation
A possible relative of the flowering plants. Genus includes new species N. triassica.
Partitisporites krassilovii[74]
Schrank
Early Cretaceous (Albian)
Israel
A gymnosperm described on the basis of fossil pollen.
Patokaea[75]
Pacyna, Barbacka & Zdebska in Pacyna et al.
Grabowa Formation
A member of Voltziales belonging to the new family Patokaeaceae. Genus includes new species P. silesiaca.
Protognetum[76]
Yang, Xie & Ferguson
A member of Gnetales. Genus includes new species P. jurassicum.
Scytophyllum karamayense[77]
He et al.
Karamay Formation
A peltaspermalean seed fern.
Sphenarion angustae[78]
Huang et al.
Jiulongshan Formation
A member of Czekanowskiales, a species of Sphenarion.
Tatarina? furcata[79]
Gomankov in Gomankov, Kiuntzel & Meyen
Late Permian
A seed fern belonging to the family Peltaspermaceae.
Tatarina raristomata[79]
Turpanopitys[80]
Shi et al.
Early Triassic
Turpan Basin
A member of Coniferophyta of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species T. taoshuyuanense.
Umaltolepis mongoliensis[81]
Early Cretaceous (Aptian–Albian)
Tevshiin Govi Formation
A member of Vladimariales (a group of seed plants of uncertain phylogenetic placement).
Yangquanoxylon[82]
Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian)-early Permian
A gymnosperm described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species Y. miscellum.
Ahnetia[83]
Decombeix & Galtier
Carboniferous (late Tournaisian)
Algeria
Genus includes new species A. conradii
Baragwanathia brevifolia[84]
Kraft & Kvaček
Late Silurian
Požáry Formation
Czech Republic
An aquatic precursor of dry land lycophytes. The name is preoccupied by Baragwanathia brevifolia Hundt (1952); Kraft & Kvaček (2021) coined a replacement name Baragwanathia brevifolioides.[85]
Barattoloporellopsis[86]
Granier, Azerêdo & Ramalho
Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)
A green alga, probably a primitive member of the family Dasycladaceae; a new genus for "Cylindroporella" lusitanica Ramalho (1970).
Dorsalistachya[87]
Wang & Spencer in Wang et al.
Permian (Wuchiapingian–Changhsingian)
Xuanwei Formation
A member of Noeggerathiales. Genus includes new species D. quadrisegmentorum
Douaphyton[88]
Devonian (Givetian)
Hujiersite Formation
An early euphyllophyte. Genus includes new species D. levigata
Draconisella mortoni[89]
Granier in Granier & Lethiers
Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian or Barremian)
Oman
A green alga belonging to the group Dasycladales and the family Triploporellaceae.
Enigmodiscus[79]
Meyen in Gomankov, Kiuntzel & Meyen
A plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, described on the basis of rounded or slightly elongated discs bearing a system of dark strokes. Genus includes new species E. multistriatus.
Grododowon[90]
Strother in Strother et al.
Ordovician
Kanosh Shale
United States( Utah)
A green alga belonging to the group Charophyta. Genus includes new species G. orthogonalis.
Hastipellis[79]
A plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, probably a bryophyte, described on the basis of oval or egg-shaped sheets formed by two systems of cells. Genus includes new species H. dvinensis.
Ilfeldia gregoriensis[91]
Pšenička et al.
Carboniferous (Gzhelian)
Douro Carboniferous Basin
A plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement; may be affiliated with ferns or pteridosperms.
Lamprothamnium? barcinencis[92]
De Sosa Tomas, Vallati & Martín-Closas
Cerro Barcino Formation
A green alga belonging to the group Charophyta.
Meantoinea[93]
Bippus et al.
Canada( British Columbia)
A moss belonging to the family Polytrichaceae. Genus includes new species M. alophosioides.
Ovulepteris[91]
Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian)
A plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement; may be affiliated with ferns or pteridosperms. A new genus for "Ilfeldia" robusta Obrhel (1957) and "Ilfeldia" lobecensis Obrhel (1965).
Scenedesmus texanus[94]
Benson, Miller & Wood
Late Jurassic
Bossier Formation
A green alga, a species of Scenedesmus
Selliporella cornutuformis[95]
Sokač & Grgasović
Croatia
A green alga belonging to the group Dasycladales.
Teruelia[96]
Cascales-Miñana & Gerrienne
Devonian (Lochkovian–Pragian)
Nogueras Formation
Spain
An early polysporangiophyte. Genus includes new species T. diezii
Triploporella ? edgelli[97]
Maksoud, Granier & Azar
Early Cretaceous (latest Barremian–earliest Aptian)
Lebanon
Volkhoviella[98]
Middle Ordovician
A putative land plant, possibly a member of Rhyniales. Genus includes new species V. primitiva.
Wiartonella[99]
LoDuca & Tetreault
Silurian
Eramosa Lagerstätte
Canada( Ontario)
An alga belonging to the group Dasycladales. Genus includes new species W. nodifera.
Xinicaulis[100]
Devonian (Frasnian)
Zhumulate Formation
A member of Cladoxylopsida. Genus includes new species X. lignescens.
Yuhania[101]
Liu & Wang
Middle Jurassic (Callovian)
Originally described as an early angiosperm; Herendeen et al. (2017) considered the holotype specimen to be inadequately preserved for critical assessment of the relationships of the taxon.[102] Genus includes new species Y. daohugouensis.
Acer ningmingensis[103]
Chen & Wong in Chen et al.
Oligocene
Ningming Formation
A maple.
Aceroxylon pravalense[104]
Iamandei & Iamandei
Romania
A member of the subfamily Hippocastanoideae within the family Sapindaceae described on the basis of fossil wood.
Aceroxylon zarandense[104]
Aglaia siwalica[105]
Prasad et al.
A species of Aglaia.
Akanioxylon[106]
Brea et al.
Miocene (Burdigalian)
Santa Cruz Formation
A member of Akaniaceae. Genus includes new species A. santacrucensis.
Albizia ningmingensis[107]
Ma et al.
A species of Albizia.
Aleurites australis[108]
Cenozoic
A species of Aleurites.
Allopanax[109]
Nom. et comb nov
Green River Formation
United States
A member of the Araliales a replacement name for Araliophyllum MacGinitie (1969).The type species is A. quinus
Anacardium incahausi[110]
Woodcock, Meyer & Prado
Piedra Chamana Fossil Forest
Peru
A species of Anacardium.
Andiroxylon aegyptiacum[111]
El-Saadawi et al.
Egypt
A member of Fabaceae.
Andiroxylon barghoornii[112]
sp. nov.
Jud in Jud & Dunham
Oligocene-Miocene
Santiago Formation
Panama
A Fabaceae wood morphospecies.
Annona miocenica[105]
A species of Annona.
Aralia asiatica[113]
Russia( Tomsk Oblast)
A species of Aralia; a replacement name for Aralia rugosa Dorofeev.
Aralia borealis[113]
A species of Aralia; a replacement name for Aralia tertiaria Dorofeev.
Aralia wetteravica[109]
A species of Aralia; a replacement name for Aralia dubia (Ettingshausen, 1868).
Aralia mammuthica[113]
Russia( Sakha Republic)
A species of Aralia; a replacement name for Aralia dubia Nikitin (1976).
Aralia tobolica[113]
Russia( Omsk Oblast)
A species of Aralia; a replacement name for Aralia lucida Dorofeev (1963).
Arceuthobium conwentzii[114]
Sadowski et al.
Baltic amber
Europe (Baltic Sea coast)
A species of Arceuthobium.
Arceuthobium groehnii[114]
Arceuthobium obovatum[114]
Archaestella[115][116]
Takahashi, Herendeen & Xiao
Late Cretaceous (early Coniacian)
Futaba Group
Possibly a relative of Trochodendraceae. Genus includes new species A. verticillata.
Atalantia siwalica[105]
A species of Atalantia.
Avicennia sexiensis[110]
A species of Avicennia.
Baccaurea miocenica[105]
A species of Baccaurea.
Balanites siwalica[105]
A species of Balanites.
Bastardiopsis palaeodensiflora[117]
Ramos, Brea & Kröhling
Late Pleistocene
El Palmar Formation
A species of Bastardiopsis.
Bauhinia purniyagiriensis[105]
A species of Bauhinia.
Beilschmiedia oleifera[112]
A species of Lauraceae
Betula erkovetskiensis[118]
Blokhina & Bondarenko
Sazanka Formation
Russia( Amur Oblast)
A birch.
Boreopanax[109]
A member of Araliales; a new genus for "Araliaecarpum" kolymense Samylina (1960).
Bosquesoxylon[119]
Pérez-Lara, Castañeda-Posadas & Estrada-Ruiz
El Bosque Formation
Mexico
A member of Anacardiaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species B. chiapiasense.
Brassaiopsis kolakovskyana[113]
Abkhazia
A species of Brassaiopsis; a replacement name for Aralia angustiloba Kolakovsky.
Bridelia hanumanchattiensis[105]
A species of Bridelia.
Burseroxylon panamense[112]
A Sapindales wood morphospecies
Caldesia europaea[120]
Hably in Hably & Meller
Austria
A species of Caldesia.
Calophyllum siwalikum[121]
Khan, Spicer & Bera in Khan et al.
Neogene
A species of Calophyllum.
Cariniana valverdei[110]
A species of Cariniana.
Carpolites drupifera[122]
Kowalski
Middle Miocene
A fossil fruit of uncertain phylogenetic placement.
Carpolites lubstovensis[122]
Cascolaurus[123]
Poinar
A member of Lauraceae. Genus includes new species C. burmitis.
Cathiaria japonica[115]
Possibly a member of Buxaceae sensu lato.
Ceratopetalum edgardoromeroi[124]
Gandolfo & Hermsen
Eocene (Ypresian)
A species of Ceratopetalum.
Chadronoxylon sakhalinensis[125]
Afonin
Late Cretaceous (Turonian–Coniacian)
Russia( Sakhalin Oblast)
A dicotyledon described on the basis of fossil wood.
Chaneya ningmingensis[126]
Liufu, Chen & Wang
A fossil fruit.
Choerospondias nanningensis[127]
Fu et al.
Late Oligocene
Yongning Formation
A species of Choerospondias.
Chrysophyllum bhairauvensis[105]
A species of Chrysophyllum.
Cinnamomum camphoricarpum[128]
A species of Cinnamomum.
Cinnamomum camphoricum[128]
Indonesia
A species of Cinnamomum; a replacement name for Cinnamomum gracile (Geyler, 1877).
Cinnamomum costulatum[128]
France
A species of Cinnamomum described on the basis of fossil fruits; a replacement name for Cinnamomum apiculatum Saporta (1889).
Cinnamomum fajumicum[128]
Eocene (Bartonian)
A species of Cinnamomum; a replacement name for Cinnamomum africanum Engelhardt (1907).
Cladium zhenyuanensis[129]
Liang & Zhou in Liang et al.
A species of Cladium.
Clausena miocenica[105]
A species of Clausena.
Cnestis purniyagiriensis[105]
A species of Cnestis.
Combretum purniyagiriense[105]
A species of Combretum.
Connaroxylon[130]
Baas et al.
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)-earliest Paleocene
Deccan Intertrappean Beds
A probable member of Connaraceae described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species C. dimorphum. Originally named in 2017 in a publication which did not fulfill all requirements of the International Code of Nomenclature of Algae, Fungi and Plants; subsequently validated in 2022.[131]
Cordia asenjoi[110]
A species of Cordia.
Cordia eocenica[110]
Cordia florifera[110]
Cretacaeiporites aegyptiaca[132]
Ibrahim et al.
Bahariya Formation
Cyclocarya simipaliurus[133]
Wu et al.
Nanlin Formation
A species of Cyclocarya.
Cynometra grandis[110]
A species of Cynometra.
Dalbergia santa-rosa[110]
A species of Dalbergia.
Dalbergia tanakpurensis[105]
Dendrokingstonia palaeonervosa[105]
A species of Dendrokingstonia.
Derris mioscandens[105]
A species of Derris.
Dicotylophyllum subpeltatum[134]
Kvaček & Bubík
Iran
A flowering plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement described on the basis of leaf impressions.
Diospyros communis[135]
Tertiary
A species of Diospyros; a replacement name for Diospyros dubia Göppert (1854).
Dipterocarpus miogracilis[136]
Siwalik Formation
A species of Dipterocarpus.
Discoflorus[137]
Eocene-Miocene
A member of Apocynaceae belonging to the subfamily Asclepiadoideae. Genus includes new species D. neotropicus.
Drimycarpus siwalicus[105]
A species of Drimycarpus.
Duguetiaxylon[138]
Soares et al.
Novo Remanso Formation
A member of the family Annonaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species D. amazonicum.
Enkianthus maii[122]
A species of Enkianthus.
Euphorbioxylon crotonoides[112]
A Euphorbiaceae wood morphospecies
Exbucklandia acutifolia[139]
Huang & Zhou in Huang et al.
A species of Exbucklandia.
Fallopia conwentzii[140]
Russia( Kaliningrad Oblast)
A species of Fallopia; a replacement name for Polygonum convolvuloides Conwentz.
Fallopia palaeodonica[140]
Russia( Rostov Oblast)
A species of Fallopia.
Ficus koek-noormaniae[112]
A wood morphospecies Ficus
Foveomonocolpites ravnii[74]
A flowering plant described on the basis of fossil pollen.
Frangula priabonica[141]
Eocene (Priabonian)
Headon Hill Formation
A species of Frangula.
Gomphandra palaeocoriacea[105]
A species of Gomphandra.
Gossweilerodendroxylon[142]
A member of Detarioideae described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species G. palmariensis.
Grewia tanakpurensis[136]
A species of Grewia.
Humboldtia miocenica[105]
A species of Humboldtia.
Hura chancayensis[110]
A species of Hura.
Hydrochariphyllum kvacekii[120]
A member of the family Hydrocharitaceae.
Icacinanthium[143]
Del Rio & De Franceschi in Del Rio, Haevermans & De Franceschi
A member of the family Icacinaceae. Genus includes new species I. tainiaphorum.
Ilex miodipyrena[144]
Denk et al.
Miocene (early Burdigalian)
Güvem Formation
Turkey
A holly.
Ixora purniyagiriensis[105]
A species of Ixora.
Jenkinsella conferta[145]
Golovneva & Alekseev
Late Cretaceous (Coniacian-Santonian)
Sym Formation
A Cercidiphyllaceae infructescence morphospecies.
Jenkinsella filatovii[145]
Comb. nov
(Samylina) Golovneva & Alekseev
CretaceousAlbian
Omsukchan Formation
A Cercidiphyllaceae infructescence morphospecies.First named Kenella filatovii (1976)Moved from Nyssidium filatovii (2010)
Jenkinsella gardnerii[145]
(Chandler) Golovneva & Alekseev
Wuyun Formation
A Cercidiphyllaceae infructescence morphospecies.Moved from Carpolithes gardnerii (1961)includes some Nyssidium arcticum of Crane (1984)
Jenkinsella jiayinensis[145]
(Feng et al.) Golovneva & Alekseev
A Cercidiphyllaceae infructescence morphospecies.Moved from Nyssidium jiayinense (2000)
Jenkinsella knowltonii[145]
United States( Colorado)
A Cercidiphyllaceae infructescence morphospecies. A replacement name for Berrya racemosa (1930)
Jenkinsella krassilovii[145]
Darmakan Formation
Jenkinsella makulbekovii[145]
Naran-Bulak Formation
Jenkinsella vilyuensis[145]
Late Cretaceous (Turonian-Coniacian)
Timmerdyakh Formation
Kenilanthus[146]
Friis, Pedersen & Crane
Early Cretaceous (early-middle Albian)
Patapsco Formation
United States( Maryland)
A flowering plant belonging to an early-diverging eudicot lineage. The type species is Kenilanthus marylandensis.
Kalmiocarpus[122]
A member of Ericaceae. Genus includes new species K. dorofeevi.
Kownasia[122]
A member of Cyperaceae. Genus includes new species K. lubstovensis.
Kunduriphyllum[147]
Kodrul & Maslova
Late Cretaceous (Campanian)
Kundur Formation
A member of the family Platanaceae; a new genus for "Celastrinites" kundurensis Golovneva, Sun & Bugdaeva (2008).
Lagerstroemia prakashii[105]
A species of Lagerstroemia.
Lagerstroemioxylon thanobolensis[148]
Soomro et al.
Manchar Formation
Pakistan
A member of the family Lythraceae described on the basis of fossil wood.
Laurinoxylon elongatum[112]
A Lauraceae wwod morphospecies
Lecythioxylon enviraense[149]
Kloster, Gnaedinger & Adami-Rodrigues
Solimões Formation
A member of the family Lecythidaceae described on the basis of fossil wood.
Leguminocarpon siwalicum[136]
Lepisanthes miocenica[105]
A species of Lepisanthes.
Lepisanthes tanakpurensis[105]
Leucotrys[122]
A member of Ericaceae. Genus includes new species L. europea.
Lyonia polonica[122]
A species of Lyonia.
Macaranga zhangpuensis[150]
Fotan Group
A species of Macaranga.
Machilus miovillosus[136]
A species of Machilus.
Mahonia ningmingensis[151]
Hu & Chen in Hu et al.
A species of Mahonia.
Maiella[152]
Kowalski & Fagúndez
A member of the family Ericaceae belonging to the tribe Ericeae. Genus includes new species M. miocaenica.
Mallotus prejaponicus[105]
A species of Mallotus.
Mammea paramericana[153]
Nelson & Jud
A species of Mammea.
Mastixia asiatica[154]
Khan, Bera & Bera in Khan et al.
Miocene–Pleistocene
A species of Mastixia.
Mastixia siwalika[154]
Medinilla siwalica[105]
A species of Medinilla.
Meiogyne purniyagiriensis[105]
A species of Meiogyne.
Metrosideros dawsonii[155]
Tarran et al.
Oligo-Miocene
A species of Metrosideros.
Metrosideros wrightii[155]
Millettia mioinermis[105]
A species of Millettia.
Millettioxylon sindhiensis[156]
A member of Fabaceae described on the basis of fossil wood.
Mycophoris[157]
Eocene to Miocene
Originally described as a member of Orchidaceae,[157] but this interpretation was challenged by Selosse et al. (2017).[158] Genus includes new species M. elongatus.
Myristica siwalica[105]
A species of Myristica.
Notiantha[159]
Jud et al.
Paleocene (early Danian)
Lower Salamanca Formation
A member of the family Rhamnaceae. Genus includes new species N. grandensis.
Nothodichocarpum[160]
Han, Liu & Wang
Early Cretaceous (Barremian-Aptian)
An early flowering plant. Genus includes new species N. lingyuanensis.
Notonuphar[161]
Friis et al.
La Meseta Formation
Antarctica(Seymour Island)
A water lily. Genus includes new species N. antarctica.
Palaquium palaeograndis[105]
A species of Palaquium.
Panascleroticoxylon[162]
Rodriguez-Reyes et al.
Miocene (Burdigalian to Tortonian)
Alajuela Formation Cucaracha Formation
A member of Malpighiales of uncertain phylogenetic placement, described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species P. crystallosa.
Paracomptonia[163]
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) to Oligocene (Rupelian)
Austria Azerbaijan Czech Republic France
A member of Myricaceae; a new genus for "Dryandra" cretacea Velenovský (1883). Genus also includes "Dryandra" yakovlevii Palibin (1930) and "Aspleniopteris" schrankii Sternberg (1825).
Paraoxystigma[142]
A member of Detarioideae described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species P. concordiensis.
Paraphyllanthoxylon botarii[104]
A member of the family Phyllanthaceae described on the basis of fossil wood.
Paraphyllanthoxylon vancouverense[164]
Late Cretaceous (Coniacian)
Comox Formation
An angiosperm tree described on the basis of fossil wood.
Parashorea mioplicata[105]
A species of Parashorea.
Passifloroidesperma[165]
Martínez
Late Eocene
Esmeraldas Formation
A member of the family Passifloraceae. Genus includes new species P. sogamosense.
Peltophoroxylon diversiradii[166]
Allen
Bridger Formation
A member of Caesalpinioideae described on the basis of fossil wood.
Persicaria omoloica[140]
Russia( Irkutsk Oblast)
A species of Persicaria.
Persoonieaephyllum blackburniae[167]
Carpenter, Tarran & Hill
Middle Eocene
A member of the family Proteaceae belonging to the subfamily Persoonioideae.
Phyllanthocarpon[168]
Mistri, Kapgate & Sheikh ex Kapgate & Manchester in Kapgate, Manchester & Stuppy
Late Cretaceous (late Maastrichtian)
Dhuma Formation
A member of Phyllanthaceae described on the basis of fossil fruit. Genus includes new species P. singpurensis.
Physalis infinemundi[169]
Wilf et al.
A species of Physalis.
Piranheoxylon perfectum[104]
A member of the family Picrodendraceae described on the basis of fossil wood.
Platanus serrata[113]
Raton Formation
A species of Platanus; a replacement name for Aralia serrata Knowlton (1917).
Polygonum palaeosibiricum[140]
A species of Polygonum; a replacement name for Polygonum reticulatum Dorofeev.
Popowia siwalica[105]
A species of Popowia.
Populus simonioides[170]
A species of Populus.
Prioria canalensis[171]
Rodríguez-Reyes et al.
Cucaracha Formation
A species of Prioria.
Prioria elbaiae[110]
Prioria hodgesii[171]
Pseudowinterapollis africanensis[172]
Grímsson et al.
Elandsfontyn Formation
South Africa
A member of Winteraceae described on the basis of fossil pollen.
Pterolobium punctatopsis[173]
Jia et al.
Maguan Basin
A species of Pterolobium.
Pyrus wischneideri[174]
Striegler
A pear.
Quercus wischgrundensis[174]
An oak.
Randia tanakpurensis[105]
A species of Randia.
Rhizopalmoxylon nypoides[175]
Kathal et al.
Late Cretaceous–Paleocene (late Maastrichtian–early Danian)
A member of the family Arecaceae.
Rhododendron polonicum[122]
A species of Rhododendron.
Rosa miopannonica[135]
A rose; a replacement name for Rosa styriaca Kovar-Eder & Krainer (1988).
Rourea blatta[176]
Jud & Nelson
A member of the family Connaraceae.
Rubus chandlerae[177]
A species of Rubus; a replacement name for Rubus acutiformis Chandler (1925).
Rubus fotjanovae[177]
A species of Rubus; a replacement name for Rubus alnifolius Fotjanova (1988).
Rubus laticarpus[177]
Russia( Novosibirsk Oblast)
A species of Rubus; a replacement name for Rubus brevis Nikitin (2007).
Rubus mammuthicus[177]
A species of Rubus; a replacement name for Rubus decipiens Nikitin (1976).
Rubus nikitinii[177]
A species of Rubus; a replacement name for Rubus pygmaeus Nikitin (2007).
Rubus novorossicus[177]
A species of Rubus; a replacement name for Rubus aralioides Negru (1986).
Rubus tobolicus[177]
A species of Rubus; a replacement name for Rubus minor Nikitin (2007).
Sabalites geneseensis[178]
Greenwood & West
Early Paleocene
Scollard Formation
Canada( Alberta)
A palm tree belonging to the subfamily Coryphoideae.
Sabalites guangxiensis[179]
A palm tree.
Sapindus eotrifoliatus[105]
A species of Sapindus.
Saportanthus[180]
Gen. et 3 sp. nov
Friis, Crane & Pedersen
Early Cretaceous (late Barremian–early Albian)
Almargem Formation Figueira da Foz Formation
A member of Laurales of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species S. dolichostemon, S. brachystemon and S. parvus.
Sapotaceoxylon[112]
gen. et sp. nov.
A Sapotaceae wood morphospecies, type species S. penningtonii
Sarcochlamys miopulcherrima[105]
A species of Sarcochlamys.
Saururus aquilae[181]
Grímsson, Grimm & Zetter
Eagle Formation
A species of Saururus.
Saururus stoobensis[181]
Schima kwangsiensis[182]
Shi, Quan & Jin in Shi et al.
A species of Schima.
Securidaca precorymbosa[105]
A species of Securidaca.
Sheltercarpa[183]
Atkinson, Stockey & Rothwell
Late Cretaceous (late Campanian)
Spray Formation
A member of Cornales of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species S. vancouverensis.
Smilax tengchongensis[184]
A species of Smilax.
Succinanthera[185]
Poinar & Rasmussen
A member of Orchidaceae. Genus includes new species S. baltica.
Suciacarpa xiangae[183]
Suessenia[159]
A member of the family Rhamnaceae. Genus includes new species S. grandensis.
Symplocoxylon panamense[112]
An Ericales wood morphospecies
Tabernaemontana moralesii[110]
A species of Tabernaemontana.
Terminalia bhairauvensis[105]
A species of Terminalia.
Toddalia purniyagiriensis[105]
A member of the family Rutaceae.
Trochodendroides magadanica[186]
Golovneva in Golovneva et al.
Cretaceous
A member of Cercidiphyllaceae described on the basis of fossil leaves.
Trochodendroides montana[186]
Alekseev in Golovneva et al.
Trochodendroides samyliniae[186]
Tropidogyne pentaptera[187]
Poinar & Chambers
Cretaceous (Albian or Cenomanian)
A probable member of Cunoniaceae.
Typha asiatica[188]
A species of Typha described on the basis of fossil seeds; a replacement name for Typha elongata Dorofeev (1982).
Typha latissimisperma[188]
Oligocene (Rupelian)
Bembridge Marls
A species of Typha described on the basis of fossil seeds previously attributed to the species Typha latissima.
Typha transdnestrovica[188]
Miocene (Serravallian)
Transnistria
A species of Typha described on the basis of fossil seeds; a replacement name for Typha elliptica Negru (1972).
Ventilago miocalyculata[105]
A species of Ventilago.
Wagatea miospicata[105]
A member of the family Fabaceae.
Xanthophyllum mioglaucum[105]
A species of Xanthophyllum.
Xylia siwalika[136]
A species of Xylia.
Zelkova ningmingensis[189]
A species of Zelkova.
Zlivifructus[190]
Gen. et 2 sp. nov
Heřmanová, Dašková & Kvaček in Heřmanová et al.
Late Cretaceous (Turonian to Maastrichtian)
Aachen Formation Klikov Formation Walbeck Formation
Czech Republic Germany
A member of the Normapolles complex described on the basis of fossil flowers and fruits. Genus includes new species Z. vachae and Z. sklenarii.