Oemleria is a small genus in the rose family native to the Pacific coast areas of North America. It includes one living species, Oemleria cerasiformis and one species described from Washington state fossils, Oemleria janhartfordae.[2]
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| Oemleria cerasiformis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amygdaloideae |
| Tribe: | Exochordeae |
| Genus: | Oemleria Reichenb. |
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Oemleria forms the monophyletic tribe Exochordeae with the genera Exchorda and Prinsepia, which is placed in the subfamily Amygdaloideae.
References
edit- ^ "Rosales". www.mobot.org. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ a b Benedict, John C.; DeVore, Melanie L.; Pigg, Kathleen B. (May 2011). "Prunus and Oemleria (Rosaceae) Flowers from the Late Early Eocene Republic Flora of Northeastern Washington State, U.S.A." International Journal of Plant Sciences. 172 (7): 948–958. doi:10.1086/660880. ISSN 1058-5893.
- ^ "Oemleria Rchb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
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