| Craigia | |
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| Fossil Craigia fruit, 49ma, Washington, USA | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Tilioideae |
| Genus: | Craigia W.W.Sm. & W.E.Evans |
Craigia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae sensu lato or Tiliaceae.
These are deciduous trees with toothed leaves, bisexual flowers that lack petals, and winged capsules.[1]
There are two extant species and three extinct species known from fossils.[2] Though the genus was once widespread, the extant species are limited to China and Vietnam.[1]
Species:
- †Craigia bronnii
- †Craigia hainanensis
- Craigia kwangsiensis
- †Craigia oregonensis
- Craigia yunnanensis
References
- ^ a b Craigia. Flora of China.
- ^ Jin, J., Kodrul, T. M., Liao, W., & Wang, X. (2009). A new species of Craigia from the Eocene Changchang Formation of Hainan Island, China. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 155(1), 80-82.