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Oemleria

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Oemleria
Temporal range: Eocene - recent[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Subfamily: Amygdaloideae
Tribe: Exochordeae
Genus: Oemleria
Reichenb.
Species
Synonyms[3][4][5]
Oemleria synonymy
  • Nuttallia Torr. & A. Gray ex Hook. & Arn.
  • Osmaronia (Torr. & A. Gray ex Hook. & Arn.) Greene

Oemleria is a small genus in the rose family native to the Pacific coast areas of North America. It includes one living species, Oemleria cerasiformis and one species described from Washington state fossils, Oemleria janhartfordae.[6]

Oemleria forms the monophyletic tribe Exochordeae with the genera Exchorda and Prinsepia, which is placed in the subfamily Amygdaloideae.

References

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  1. ^ "Rosales". www.mobot.org. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  2. ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2020). "Oemleria cerasiformis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T156821753A156821755. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T156821753A156821755.en. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  3. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
  4. ^ "The International Plant Names Index entry for Nuttallia Torr. & A.Gray ex Hook. & Arn".
  5. ^ "The International Plant Names Index entry for Osmaronia Greene".
  6. ^ Benedict, John C.; DeVore, Melanie L.; Pigg, Kathleen B. (May 2011). "Prunus and Oemleria (Rosaceae) Flowers from the Late Early Eocene Republic Flora of Northeastern Washington State, U.S.A." International Journal of Plant Sciences. 172 (7): 948–958. doi:10.1086/660880. ISSN 1058-5893.