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Umbellularia
| Description | Umbellularia californica is a large hardwood tree native to coastal forests and the Sierra foothills of California, as well as to coastal forests extending into Oregon. It is endemic to the California Floristic Province. It is the sole species in the genus Umbellularia. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbellularia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source Data |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Laurales : Lauraceae : Umbellularia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Magnoliales : Lauraceae : Umbellularia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Umbellularia Nutt. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (50%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 20.4 - 13.6 Ma Miocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. I. Axelrod. 1939. A Miocene flora from the western border of the Mohave desert. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publications 516:1-129 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | California Laurel, Californian Bay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbellularia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Umbellularia californica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Umbellularia eocenica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Umbellularia lanceolata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Umbellularia salicifolia ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Sciadiodaphne Rchb. | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Laurales : Lauraceae : Sciadiodaphne |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1842 | Umbellularia Nuttall p. 87 |
| 1939 | Umbellularia Axelrod p. 102 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
