Prunus cathybrownae

Prunus cathybrownae
Temporal range: 51–49 Ma
Early Eocene, Ypresian[1]
Prunus cathybrownae flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species:
P. cathybrownae
Binomial name
Prunus cathybrownae
Benedict, DeVore, & Pigg

Prunus cathybrownae is an extinct species of cherry relative in the family Rosaceae.[2] It is known from eight fossil flowers found in the Okanagan Highlands of Washington state.[2] All of the flowers had no petals, suggesting they were dropped during anthesis, as is common with modern members of Prunus.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Rubino, E.; Leier, A.; Cassel, E.; Archibald, S.; Foster-Baril, Z.; Barbeau, D. Jr (2021). "Detrital zircon UPb ages and Hf-isotopes from Eocene intermontane basin deposits of the southern Canadian Cordillera". Sedimentary Geology. 422 (105969). doi:10.1016/j.sedgeo.2021.105969.
  2. ^ a b Benedict, John; DeVore, Melanie; Pigg, Kathleen (2011). "Prunus and Oemleria (Rosaceae) Flowers from the Late Early Eocene Republic Flora of Northeastern Washington State, U.S.A.". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 172 (7): 948–958. doi:10.1086/660880. JSTOR 10.1086/660880.
  3. ^ Chin, Siew-Wai; Shaw, Joey; Haberle, Rosemarie; Wen, Jun; Potter, Dan (2014). "Diversification of almonds, peaches, plums and cherries – Molecular systematics and biogeographic history of Prunus (Rosaceae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 76: 34–48. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.02.024. PMID 24631854.