Engelhardia spicata
Engelhardia spicata is a species of plant in the Juglandaceae family. It is recognized to include the variety E. spicata var. integra (Kurz) W.E. Manning ex Steen.
| Engelhardia spicata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Juglandaceae |
| Genus: | Engelhardia |
| Species: | E. spicata |
| Binomial name | |
| Engelhardia spicata Lesch. ex Blume | |
Distribution and habitat
Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines. From near sea level to 2100 m, in forests on mountain slopes and in valleys.[1]
Fossil record
Pollen fossils of Engelhardia spicata have been recovered from strata of Messinian stage of the Miocene epoch in Western Georgia in the Caucasus region.[2]
Gallery
Engelhardia spicata in Ramnagar Forest, Uttarakhand, India
Seeds
Artwork by Ernst Philipp Sixtus of Engelhardia spicata flowers
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References
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200006107
- The History of the Flora and Vegetation of Georgia by Irina Shatilova, Nino Mchedlishvili, Luara Rukhadze, Eliso Kvavadze, Georgian National Museum Institute of Paleobiology, Tbilisi 2011, ISBN 978-9941-9105-3-1
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