Craigia

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| oldest_fossil = Paleocene

| image = Craigia samara SRIC 01.jpg

| image_caption = Fossil Craigia fruit, 49ma, Washington, USA

| taxon = Craigia

| authority = 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.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=108243 Craigia.] Flora of China.

There are two extant species and three extinct species known from fossils. Though the genus was once widespread across the Northern Hemisphere, the extant species are limited to southern China and Vietnam. The oldest species are known from the Paleocene of Sakhalin.Jin, J., Kodrul, T. M., Liao, W., & Wang, X. (2009). [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0034666709000232 A new species of Craigia from the Eocene Changchang Formation of Hainan Island, China.] Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 155(1), 80-82.

Species:

• †Craigia bronnii
• †Craigia hainanensis
• Craigia kwangsiensis {{small|H.H.Hsue}}
• †Craigia oregonensis
• Craigia yunnanensis {{small|W.W.Sm. & W.E.Evans}}