Ekrixanthera

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|taxon = Ekrixanthera

|authority = Poinar, Kevan & Jackes (2021), nom. inval.

|subdivision_ranks = Species

|subdivision = See text.

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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:

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. {{As of|2024|April}}, the correction was not accepted by the International Fossil Plant Names Index, as the publication of the genus name gave two type species.{{cite web |title=Ekrixanthera |work=The International Fossil Plant Names Index |url=http://www.ifpni.org/genus.htm?id=A78C87AD-E211-F551-30AB-A4697402052F |access-date=2024-04-03 }}

References

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{{citation |last1=Poinar |first1=George |last2=Kevan |first2=Peter G. |last3=Jackes |first3=Betsy R. |title=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 |journal=Botany |volume=94 |issue=8 |year=2016 |pages=599–606 |issn=1916-2790 |doi=10.1139/cjb-2016-0006 |name-list-style=amp |hdl=1807/73355 |hdl-access=free }}

{{Citation |last1=Poinar, Jr. |first1=George O. |last2=Kevan |first2=Peter G. |last3=Jackes |first3=Betsy R. |date=2022 |orig-year=published online 2021 |title=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 |journal=Botany |volume=100 |issue=1 |pages=63–64 |doi=10.1139/cjb-2021-0202 |name-list-style=amp }}

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Category:Urticaceae

Category:Urticaceae genera

Category:Fossil taxa described in 2021