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Ekrixanthera

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Ekrixanthera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Tribe: Boehmerieae
Genus: Ekrixanthera
Poinar, Kevan & Jackes (2021), nom. inval.[1]
Species

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Ekrixanthera is a genus of extinct plants in the family Urticaceae, tribe Boehmerieae, first described from fossilized flowers from amber. Two species were described:[2]

The genus and species names first appeared in a publication in 2016, but were not validly published under the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants. A correction was published online in 2021.[3] As of April 2024, the correction was not accepted by the International Fossil Plant Names Index, as the publication of the genus name gave two type species.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ekrixanthera". The International Fossil Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  2. ^ Poinar, George; Kevan, Peter G. & Jackes, Betsy R. (2016), "Fossil species in Boehmerieae (Urticaceae) in Dominican and Mexican amber: a new genus (Ekrixanthera) and two new species with anemophilous pollination by explosive pollen release, and possible lepidopteran herbivory", Botany, 94 (8): 599–606, doi:10.1139/cjb-2016-0006, ISSN 1916-2790
  3. ^ Poinar, Jr., George O.; Kevan, Peter G. & Jackes, Betsy R. (2022) [published online 2021], "Correction: Fossil species in Boehmerieae (Urticaceae) in Dominican and Mexican amber: a new genus (Ekrixanthera) and two new species with anemophilous pollination by explosive pollen release, and possible lepidopteran herbivory", Botany, 100 (1): 63–64, doi:10.1139/cjb-2021-0202