Ulminium
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | †Ulminium Unger |
| Type species | |
| †Ulminium diluviale Unger in Endl., 1842
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Ulminium is an extinct genus of flowering plants known from fossil wood.[1]
Species
Numerous species based on fossil woods have been placed into the genus since it was first described.[2]
- †Ulminium columbianum (Penh.) Nagalhard, 1922
- †Ulminium diluviale Unger in Endl., 1842
- †Ulminium hungaricum (Lingelsh.) W.N.Edwards, 1931
- †Ulminium kleinii (Tuzson) W.N.Edwards, 1931
- †Ulminium lapidariorum (Unger in Endl.) W.N.Edwards, 1931
- †Ulminium lovisatoi (Falqui) W.N.Edwards, 1931
- †Ulminium mulleri V.M.Page, 1967
- †Ulminium parenchymatosum E.A.Wheeler, R.A.Scott, Bargh., 1977
- †Ulminium pattersonense V.M.Page, 1967
- †Ulminium pliocenicum Pampal., 1904
- †Ulminium protoamericanum (Penh.) Nagalhard, 1922
- †Ulminium protoracemosum (Penh.) Nagalhard, 1922
- †Ulminium simrothii (Platen) W.N.Edwards, 1931
- †Ulminium zelkowiforme Watari, 1941
A number of species have subsequently been moved from the genus:
- †Ulminium artabeae now Laurinoxylon artabeae
- †Ulminium atlanticum now Laurinoxylon atlanticum
- †Ulminium chubutense now Laurinoxylon chubutense
- †Ulminium elliottii now Laurinoxylon elliottii
- †Ulminium eocenicum now Laurinoxylon eocenicum
- †Ulminium kokubunii now Laurinoxylon kokubunii
- †Ulminium magnioleiferum now Laurinoxylon magnioleiferum
- †Ulminium mucilaginosum now Laurinoxylon mucilaginosum
- †Ulminium palibinii now Ulmoxylon palibinii
- †Ulminium porosum now Laurinoxylon porosum
- †Ulminium scalariforme now Paraperseoxylon scalariforme
- †Ulminium wakimizui now Ulmus wakimizui
- †Ulminium wheelerae now Laurinoxylon wheelerae
Gallery of species
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Ulminium columbianum
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Ulmus (Ulminium) protoracemosa
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Ulmus (Ulminium) protoamericana
References
- ^ Dupéron, Jean; Dupéron-Laudoueneix, Monique; Sakala, Jakub; De Franceschi, Dario (2008-01-01). "Ulminium diluviale Unger : historique de la découverte et nouvelle étude". Annales de Paléontologie. 94 (1): 1–12. Bibcode:2008AnPal..94....1D. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2007.12.003. ISSN 0753-3969.
- ^ "Ulminium". International Fossil Plant Name Index. Retrieved 2025-11-10.