Castanopsis bulgarica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fagales

Familia: Fagaceae
Genus: Castanopsis
Species: †Castanopsis bulgarica

Name

Castanopsis bulgarica Mantzouka, Ivanov & Bozukov, 2020

Type locality: Blagoevgrad Graben (south-west Bulgaria)

Etymology: The epithet, bulgarica, is related to the origin of the described material (south-west Bulgaria)

References

• Mantzouka, D.M., Ivanov, M.I. & Bozukov, V.B. 2020. The first report of an 'evergreen Castanopsis type' wood (Fagaceae) for the Late Miocene-Early Pliocene of Europe (Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad Graben). Geological Journal. 56 (2): 786-803. DOI: 10.1002/gj.3919