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Meliorchis caribea
Meliorchis caribea S.R. Ramírez, Gravend., R.B. Singer, C.R. Marshall, N.E. Pierce Nature, 448: 1042. 30 Aug 2007
- Name
- Meliorchis caribea
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Meliorchis
- Authors (Pub.)
- Ramírez S. R.
Gravendeel B.
Singer R. B.
Marshall C. R.
Pierce N. E.
- Publication
- Dating the origin of the Orchidaceae from a fossil orchid with its pollinator [2007/8]
- Journal
- Nature
- Volume
- 448
- Page number
- 1042
- Year
- 2007
- Fossil Status
- sporae dispersae (massulae)
- Stratigraphy
- Miocene
- Strat. comment
- in amber; El Mamey Formation
- Location
- Amber mine, northern mountain ranges (Cordillera Septentrional, between Puerto Plato and Santiago), Dominican Republic
- Paleoregion
- America (Caribbean)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., USA
- Repository Number
- MCZ-31141
