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Ulminium

Ulminium is an extinct genus of flowering plants known from fossil wood.

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Ulminium
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: †Ulminium
Unger
Type species
†Ulminium diluviale
Unger in Endl., 1842
Species

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Ulminium is an extinct genus of flowering plants known from fossil wood.1

Species

Numerous species based on fossil woods have been placed into the genus since it was first described.2

  • †Ulminium columbianum (Penh.) Nagalhard, 1922
  • †Ulminium diluviale Unger in Endl., 1842
  • †Ulminium hungaricum (Lingelsh.) W.N.Edwards, 1931
  • †Ulminium kleinii (Tuzson) W.N.Edwards, 1931
  • †Ulminium lapidariorum (Unger in Endl.) W.N.Edwards, 1931
  • †Ulminium lovisatoi (Falqui) W.N.Edwards, 1931
  • †Ulminium mulleri V.M.Page, 1967
  • †Ulminium parenchymatosum E.A.Wheeler, R.A.Scott, Bargh., 1977
  • †Ulminium pattersonense V.M.Page, 1967
  • †Ulminium pliocenicum Pampal., 1904
  • †Ulminium protoamericanum (Penh.) Nagalhard, 1922
  • †Ulminium protoracemosum (Penh.) Nagalhard, 1922
  • †Ulminium simrothii (Platen) W.N.Edwards, 1931
  • †Ulminium zelkowiforme Watari, 1941

A number of species have subsequently been moved from the genus:

  • †Ulminium artabeae now Laurinoxylon artabeae
  • †Ulminium atlanticum now Laurinoxylon atlanticum
  • †Ulminium chubutense now Laurinoxylon chubutense
  • †Ulminium elliottii now Laurinoxylon elliottii
  • †Ulminium eocenicum now Laurinoxylon eocenicum
  • †Ulminium kokubunii now Laurinoxylon kokubunii
  • †Ulminium magnioleiferum now Laurinoxylon magnioleiferum
  • †Ulminium mucilaginosum now Laurinoxylon mucilaginosum
  • †Ulminium palibinii now Ulmoxylon palibinii
  • †Ulminium porosum now Laurinoxylon porosum
  • †Ulminium scalariforme now Paraperseoxylon scalariforme
  • †Ulminium wakimizui now Ulmus wakimizui
  • †Ulminium wheelerae now Laurinoxylon wheelerae
  • Ulminium columbianum
    Ulminium columbianum
  • Ulmus (Ulminium) protoracemosa
    Ulmus (Ulminium) protoracemosa
  • Ulmus (Ulminium) protoamericana
    Ulmus (Ulminium) protoamericana
References

References

  1. Dupéron, Jean; Dupéron-Laudoueneix, Monique; Sakala, Jakub; De Franceschi, Dario (2008-01-01). "Ulminium diluviale Unger : historique de la découverte et nouvelle étude". Annales de Paléontologie. 94 (1): 1–12. Bibcode:2008AnPal..94....1D. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2007.12.003. ISSN 0753-3969.
  2. "Ulminium". International Fossil Plant Name Index. Retrieved 2025-11-10.