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Saururus

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Saururus
S. cernuus in Virginia, USA
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Saururaceae
Genus: Saururus
L.
Type species
Saururus cernuus
L.
Species[1]

Saururus is a genus of plants in the family Saururaceae containing two species. Saururus cernuus is native to North America, and Saururus chinensis is native to Asia.

Fossil record

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Fossil seeds of Saururus bilobatus have been described from middle Miocene strata of the Fasterholt area near Silkeborg in central Jutland, Denmark.[2] Flowers, leaves, and pollen from †Saururus tuckerae are known from the older Ypresian age Eocene Okanagan Highlands Princeton Chert site.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Saururus". The Plant List. 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  2. ^ Angiosperm Fruits and Seeds from the Middle Miocene of Jutland (Denmark) by Else Marie Friis, The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters 24:3, 1985
  3. ^ Smith, S. Y.; Stockey, R. A. (2007). "Establishing a fossil record for the perianthless Piperales: Saururus tuckerae sp. nov.(Saururaceae) from the Middle Eocene Princeton Chert". American Journal of Botany. 94 (10): 1642–1657. doi:10.3732/ajb.94.10.1642. PMID 21636361.