Engelhardia spicata
| Engelhardia spicata | |
|---|---|
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| Engelhardia spicata Lesch ex Blume | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Juglandaceae |
| Genus: | Engelhardia |
| Species: | E. spicata |
| Binomial name | |
| Engelhardia spicata Lesch. ex Blume | |
Engelhardia spicata Lesch ex Blume is recognized to include the variety E. spicata var. integra (Kurz) W.E. Manning ex Steen.
Distribution and habitat
Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines. From near sea level to 2100 m, in forests on mountain slopes and in valleys.[1]
Fossil record
Pollen fossils of Engelhardia spicata have been recovered from strata of Messinian stage of the Miocene epoch in Western Georgia in the Caucasus region.[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200006107
- ↑ The History of the Flora and Vegetation of Georgia by Irina Shatilova, Nino Mchedlishvili, Luara Rukhadze, Eliso Kvavadze, Georgian National Museum Institute of Paleobiology, Tbilisi 2011, ISBN 978-9941-9105-3-1
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