Hypericum holyi is an extinct species of the genus Hypericum that was present from the Lower Miocene to the Upper Miocene.[1] Fossil seeds of the species have been found in Central Europe in general and Central Jutland, Denmark, in particular.[2]
| Hypericum holyi Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Hypericaceae |
| Genus: | Hypericum |
| Species: | †H. holyi
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| Binomial name | |
| †Hypericum holyi Friis
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Taxonomy edit
While Hypericum holyi has sufficient identifying characteristics to place it within the genus Hypericum, there is not enough surviving detail to assign it to any subdivisions within the genus.[3]
References edit
- ^ Meseguer, Andrea S.; Sanmartín, Isabel (2012-06-30). "Paleobiology of the genus Hypericum (Hypericaceae): a survey of the fossil record and its palaeogeographic implications". Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid. 69 (1): 97–106. doi:10.3989/ajbm.2306. hdl:10261/167029. ISSN 1988-3196.
- ^ Friis, Elise Marie (1985). "Angiosperm Fruits and Seeds from the Middle Miocene of Jutland (Denmark)" (PDF). The Royal Danish Society of Sciences. 24.
- ^ Meseguer, Andrea S.; Lobo, Jorge M.; Ree, Richard; Beerling, David J.; Sanmartín, Isabel (13 November 2014). "Integrating Fossils, Phylogenies, and Niche Models into Biogeography to Reveal Ancient Evolutionary History: The Case of Hypericum (Hypericaceae)". Systematic Biology. 64 (2): 215–232. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syu088. ISSN 1076-836X. PMC 4380036. PMID 25398444.
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