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Parrotia
Sign in to saveParrotia is a genus of flowering plants in the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae. It includes two species native to Asia. Parrotia persica – Iran and Transcaucasus Parrotia subaequalis – southeastern China
Species
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 55
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Hamamelidaceae
- Collections
- UOMNH, UF
- Recorded in
- United States
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Fossil record
- References
Parrotia is a genus of flowering plants in the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae. It includes two species native to Asia. Parrotia persica – Iran and Transcaucasus Parrotia subaequalis – southeastern China
==Fossil record== Among the middle Miocene Sarmatian palynoflora from the Lavanttal Basin, Austria, researchers have recognized Parrotia fossil pollen. The sediment containing it had accumulated in a lowland wetland environment with various vegetation units of mixed evergreen/deciduous broadleaved/conifer forests surrounding the wetland basin. Key relatives of the fossil taxa found with Parrotia are presently confined to humid warm temperate environments, suggesting a subtropical climate during the middle Miocene in Austria.
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