Eophylica C.Shi, C.H.Dong, Tihelka, N.Lombard, Xiong Li, J.P.Zhu, Q.P.Xiang, Z.T.Zhao, C.L.Long, H.Schneid., X.C.Zhang, H.Peng, D.Z.Li, M.S.Engel et R.A.Spicer in Shi, Dong, Zhang, Long, Tihelka, Song, Feng, Jiang, Cai, Lombard, Li, Yuan, Zhu, Yang, Liu, Xiang, Zha

Plant Fossil Names Registry Number: PFN003629

Act LSID: urn:lsid:plantfossilnames.org:act:3629

Authors: C. Shi, C. H. Dong, E. Tihelka, N. Lombard, X. Li, J. P. Zhu, Q. P. Xiang, Z. T. Zhao, C. L. Long, H. Schneider, X. C. Zhang, H. Peng, D. Z. Li, M. S. Engel & R. A. Spicer

Rank: genus

Reference for this name: Shi, C., Dong, C. H., Zhang, H., Long, X. X., Tihelka, E., Song, W. C., Feng, Q., Jiang, R. X., Cai, C. Y., Lombard, N., Li, X., Yuan, J., Zhu, J. P., Yang, H. Y., Liu, X. F., Xiang, Q. P., Zhao, Z. T., Long, C. L., Schneider, H., Zhang, X. C., Peng, H., Li, D. Z., Fan, Y., Engel, M. S., Wang, Y. D. & Spicer, R. A. (2022): Fire-prone Rhamnaceae with South African affinities in Cretaceous Myanmar amber. – Nature Plants 8: 125–135.

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Original diagnosis/description

Identical to Phylica except with 8 sepals (2 × 4-merous) (versus 5 in Phylica), lacking petals (present in most Phylica, although secondarily reversed independently in several crown species), and indumentum composed of stellate rhamnaceous hairs (simple in Phylica). Ovary inferior, fused to receptacle. Style columnar, simple. Fruit a typical capsule, obovoid, about 5.0 mm long, crowned with persistent base of calyx with a convex calyx area.

Etymology

The generic name is a combination of the Greek words, Ēṓs (Ἠώς, meaning ‘dawn’) and the extant genus Phylica L. (itself derived from Greek: phyllikos, meaning ‘leafy’). The gender of the name is feminine.