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Hamamelidanthum

Hamamelidanthum

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An extinct group of plants known from fossils in the Baltic that have flowers like witch hazel
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Scientists study Hamamelidanthum fossils to learn about Oligocene flora.

Examples

  • The extinct plant Hamamelidanthum was first discovered in fossil beds in the Baltic region.

  • Pollen grains of Hamamelidanthum show remarkable similarities to modern witch hazel species.

  • The Hamamelidanthum genus is fascinating to paleobotanists.

  • Many Hamamelidanthums were discovered in the Baltic region.

  • Pollen grains of Hamamelidanthum show remarkable similarities to modern witch hazel species.

  • Scientists study Hamamelidanthum fossils to learn about Oligocene flora.

  • The extinct plant Hamamelidanthum was first discovered in fossil beds in the Baltic region.

Surface Forms

Hamamelidanthum singular
Hamamelidanthums plural

Morphology

Hamamelidanthum = hamamelid (opaque) = hamamelid + anthum

Although the name is built from a scientific plant stem plus a flower-forming element, the resulting genus name is not inferable for most learners from the parts alone.

Etymology

Hamamelidanthum joins Hamamelis (the witch hazel) and -anthum meaning 'flower'. So it literally says 'a plant with witch-hazel flowers', which helps explain why this name was given to a group of fossil plants found long ago in the Baltic region during the Oligocene period.