| 词条 | Ceratopetalum |
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|image = Ceratopetalum gummiferum 1 (1).jpg |image_caption = C. gummiferum in flower |taxon = Ceratopetalum |authority = D. Don[1] |subdivision_ranks = Species |subdivision = See text }} Ceratopetalum is a genus of nine species of shrub and tree in the family Cunoniaceae. They are found along the eastern coast of Australia and extend north to New Guinea. Two Australian species are among the best known, one being C. apetalum or coachwood, renowned as a timber tree, and C. gummiferum, the New South Wales Christmas bush.
Fossil evidenceFossil evidence for Ceratopetalum species has been found in Eocene deposits in South Australia.[2] Named fossil species include Ceratopetalum maslinensis and Ceratopetalum westermannii. References1. ^{{APNI | name = Ceratopetalum Sm. | id = 5349}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q2713120}}{{Oxalidales-stub}}2. ^Barnes RW, Hill RS.Ceratopetalum fruits from Australian cainozoic sediments and their significance for petal evolution in the genus. Australian Systematic Botany 12(5) 635 - 645. 2 : Ceratopetalum|Oxalidales genera |
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