ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Aphananthe Planch. (Cannabaceae) flower preserved in the Mexican amber
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Departamento de Paleontología, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Circuito de la Investigación Científica, Coyoacán, 04510, CDMX, México
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Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, C.P. 04510 CDMX, México
Submission date: 2022-10-29
Acceptance date: 2023-03-15
Online publication date: 2023-06-30
Publication date: 2023-06-30
Acta Palaeobotanica 2023; 63(1): 54-64
HIGHLIGHTS
- A new fossil flower of Cannabaceae as evidence of the Boreotropical Floral in the Miocene of Mexico
- Identification of a flower of Aphananthe (Cannabaceae) preserved in the Mexican amber using micro-CT
- A new extinct member of the Urticalean Rosids clade preserved in the Miocene of Simojovel de Allende, Chiapas, Mexico
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
Cannabaceae (Urticalean Rosids clade) is a small family with ten genera and a wide distribution in
tropical and temperate regions worldwide. A complete understanding of the history of the lineage is fundamental
to the integration of its fossil record, which needs to be better documented in low latitudes of North America.
This work recognizes a new species, Aphananthe manchesteri Hernández-Damián, Rubalcava-Knoth et Cevallos-
Ferriz sp. nov. (Cannabaceae), from the Miocene amber deposits of Simojovel de Allende, Chiapas, Mexico, based
on a flower analyzed with reflected light and CT-scanning. Flowers of Cannabaceae are generally staminate or
pistillate and small; staminate flowers have five sepals and opposite five stamens, and a pubescent pistillode, such
as the fossil. However, the presence of three unguiculate and two ovate sepals with a puberulent surface are characteristics
that allow its recognition as Aphananthe, the fossil is morphologically similar to Aphananthe monoica,
an extant species that grows along the Pacific coast of Mexico. The presence of Aphananthe manchesteri sp. nov.
in southern Mexico during the middle-early Miocene, ~23–15 Ma ago, supports the history of the lineage in lowlatitude
North America, representing an expansion of the Boreotropical Flora. It adds to the taxonomical diversity
of angiosperms preserved in Mexican amber, comparable with amber deposits from the Dominican Republic, where
another anemophilous extinct species member of the Urticalean Rosids clade has been reported. This coincidence
further supports the development of similar plant communities between these fossiliferous localities.
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CITATIONS (1):
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A new extinct member of the resin producer group of the Mexican amber: Hymenaeaphyllum mirandae n. gen. n. sp. (Detarioideae-Leguminosae)
Ana L. Hernández-Damián, Marco A. Rubalcava-Knoth, Sergio R.S. Cevallos-Ferriz
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Ana L. Hernández-Damián, Marco A. Rubalcava-Knoth, Sergio R.S. Cevallos-Ferriz
Palaeoworld
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