This article records new taxa of plants that were described during the year 2014, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleobotany that occurred in the year 2014.
Andreiella[1]
Gen. et sp. nov
Valid
Bucur
Early Cretaceous (Barremian–?Aptian)
Romania
A dasycladalean alga belonging to the family Triploporellaceae. Genus includes new species A. rajkae.
Belzungia barattoloi[2]
Sp. nov
Radoičić & Özgen-Erdem
Early Eocene
Turkey
A dasycladalean alga belonging to the family Thyrsoporellaceae.
Boueina iberica[3]
Schlagintweit & Wilmsen
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
Altamira Formation
Spain
A dasycladalean alga belonging to the family Udoteaceae.
Clypeina tibanai[4]
Granier, Dias-Brito & Bucur
Cretaceous (Albian–Cenomanian)
Ponta do Mel Formation
Brazil
A dasycladalean alga belonging to the family Polyphysaceae.
Diplopora obliguspora[5]
Senowbari-Daryan
Late Triassic (Norian-Rhaetian)
Greece
A dasycladalean alga belonging to the family Diploporellaceae.
Probolocupsis sarmeikensis[5]
A dasycladalean alga belonging to the family Triploporellaceae. Originally described as a species of Probolocupsis; Senowbari-Daryan (2018) transferred this species to the genus Naybandoporella.[6]
Probolocuspis? tenuiparia[5]
A dasycladalean alga belonging to the family Triploporellaceae.
Russoella parthica[7]
Barattolo, Taherpour Khalil Abad & Ashrafi
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)
Afghanistan
A dasycladalean alga.
Arcellites punctatus[8]
Friis, Pedersen & Marone
Early Cretaceous (late Barremian–early Aptian)
Almargem Formation
Portugal
A member of Salviniales of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Arcellites.
Ashicaulis plumites[9]
Tian & Wang in Tian et al.
Middle Jurassic
Tiaojishan Formation
China
A member of Osmundaceae. Originally described as a species of Ashicaulis; transferred to the genus Claytosmunda by Bomfleur, Grimm & McLoughlin (2017).[10]
Ashicaulis wangii[11]
Tian et al.
Chiropteris monteagnellii[12]
Kustatscher, Dellantonio & Van Konijnenburg-Van Cittert
Middle Triassic (Ladinian)
Italy
A pteridophyte of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Chiropteris.
Cladophlebis ladinica[12]
A pteridophyte of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Cladophlebis.
Elaphoglossum miocenicum[13]
Lóriga et al.
Miocene
Dominican Republic
A member of Dryopteridaceae found in Dominican amber, a species of Elaphoglossum.
Flabellariopteris[14]
Sun in Sun et al.
Late Triassic
Yangcaogou Formation
A member of Marsileaceae. The type species is Flabellariopteris mii.
Lugiomarsiglia[15]
Hermsen, Gandolfo & Cúneo
Late Cretaceous (Campanian–Maastrichtian)
La Colonia Formation
Argentina
A member of the family Marsileaceae. Genus includes new species L. aquatica.
Marattiopsis vodrazkae[16]
Sp. nov.
Kvaček
Late Cretaceous (Campanian)
Hidden Lake Formation
Antarctica (James Ross Island)
A member of Marattiaceae, a species of Marattiopsis.
Marsilea patnii[17]
Patil, Kapgate & Zilpe
Late Cretaceous
Deccan Intertrappean Beds
India
A species of Marsilea.
Mirasolita[15]
A member of the family Marsileaceae. Genus includes new species M. irupensis.
Phlebopteris fiemmensis[12]
A member of Matoniaceae, a species of Phlebopteris.
Phlebopteris hickeyi[18]
Hu & Taylor
Early Cretaceous (Albian)
Jarash Formation
Jordan
Pseudobornia schweitzeri[19]
Jurina & Orlova in Orlova & Jurina
Late Devonian
Russia
A species of Pseudobornia.
Salvinia hainanensis[20]
Jin & Wang in Wang, Xu & Jin
Eocene
A species of Salvinia.
Tiania[21]
Gen. et comb. nov
Wang et al.
Late Permian
Xuanwei Formation
A member of Guaireaceae (extinct family belonging to the order Osmundales); a new genus for "Palaeosmunda" yunnanense Tian & Chang (1995).
Zhongmingella[22]
Wangjiazhai Formation
A member of Guaireaceae (extinct family belonging to the order Osmundales); a new genus for "Palaeosmunda" plenasioides Li (1983).
Flabellosemen[23]
Tsymbal
Permian
A Psygmophyllaceae Ginkgoales. The type species is F. riparium.
Ginkgo chlonoviae[24]
Nosova & Golovneva
Kiya Formation
A species of Ginkgo.
Ginkgo sertensis[24]
Ginkgoxylpropinquus saxonicum[25]
Süss & Müller
Early Oligocene
Germany
A member of Ginkgoales, a species of Ginkgoxylpropinquus.
Agathis zamunerae[26]
Wilf et al.
A member of Araucariaceae, a species of Agathis.
Araucarites ochotensis[27]
Golovneva & Shczepetov in Shczepetov & Golovneva
A member of Araucariaceae, a species of Araucarites.
Athrotaxites yumenensis[28]
Dong et al.
Early Cretaceous
Zhonggou Formation
A member of Cupressaceae, a species of Athrotaxites.
Elatides zhoui[29]
Shi et al.
Mongolia
A member of Cupressaceae, a species of Elatides.
Elatocladus andhrensis[30]
Chinnappa, Rajanikanth & Rao
Gangapur Formation
A member of Coniferales, a species of Elatocladus.
Hubbardiastrobus[31]
Atkinson, Rothwell & Stockey
Early Cretaceous (Valanginian)
Canada
A member of Cupressaceae. The type species is Hubbardiastrobus cunninghamioides.
Hughmillerites vancouverensis[32]
A member of Cupressaceae, a species of Hughmillerites.
Pararaucaria collinsonae[33]
Steart, Spencer, Kenrick, Needham & Hilton in Steart et al.
Late Jurassic (Tithonian)
Lulworth Formation
United Kingdom
A member of Cheirolepidiaceae, a species of Pararaucaria.
Phyllocladoxylon pooleae[34]
Sp.nov
Pujana, Santillana & Marenssi
La Meseta Formation
Antarctica
A member of Podocarpaceae, a species of Phyllocladoxylon.
Platycladus yunnanensis[35]
Wu in Wu et al.
Late Miocene
Nanlin Formation
A member of Cupressaceae, a species of Platycladus.
Podocarpoxylon radiciforme[36]
A conifer, a species of Podocarpoxylon.
Protophyllocladoxylon francisiae[34]
A member of Podocarpaceae, a species of Protophyllocladoxylon.
Cordaites barthelii[37]
Šimůnek
Carboniferous (Stephanian)
Czech Republic
A species of Cordaites.
Giblingodendron[38]
Gen. et 2 sp.nov
Falcon-Lang, Kurzawe & Lucas
Carboniferous (Kasimovian)[39] to Permian (Sakmarian)
Atrasado Formation[39] Community Pit Formation
United States
A member of Coniferopsida of uncertain phylogenetic placement, might be a member of Voltziales, Cordaitales or Dicranophyllales.[39] The type species is Giblingodendron nudifolia; genus also includes Giblingodendron aridus.
Macdonaldodendron[38]
Gen. et sp.nov
A member of Voltziales. The type species is Macdonaldodendron giganticus.
Manifera[40]
Looy & Stevenson
Permian (Kungurian to Roadian)
Flowerpot Shale Member of the San Angelo Formation
A member of Voltziales belonging to the family Majonicaceae. The type species is Manifera talaris.
Septomedullopitys szei[41]
Wan, Yang & Wang
Late Permian (early Wuchiapingian)
Wutonggou Formation
A member of Coniferopsida, a species of Septomedullopitys.
Shimakuroxylon[42]
Philippe et al.
Jurassic and Cretaceous
Cambodia China Indonesia Japan Thailand Vietnam
A gymnosperm described on the basis of fossil wood, possibly a member of Pinophyta. A new genus for "Dadoxylon" japonicum Shimakura (1936).
Annona eocenica[43]
Prasad, Singh & Singh
Cambay Shale Formation
A member of Annonaceae, a species of Annona.
Annona vastanensis[43]
Cinnamomum palaeobejolghota[44]
Khan & Bera
Middle to late Miocene
Dafla Formation
A member of Lauraceae, a species of Cinnamomum.
Hexagyne philippiana[45]
Coiffard, Mohr & Bernardes-de-Oliveira
Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
Crato Formation
A member of Piperales, probably related to Aristolochiaceae. The type species is Hexagyne philippiana.
Laurophyllum cinnamomoides[46]
Shi, Xie & Li
Oligocene
Ningming Formation
A member of Lauraceae described on the basis of fossil leaves.
Laurophyllum gengjiaoae[46]
Laurophyllum grandifolia[46]
Laurophyllum huashanense[46]
Laurophyllum mingjiangense[46]
Laurophyllum ningmingense[46]
Laurophyllum papillatum[46]
Laurophyllum trichophorum[46]
Lindera neobifaria[44]
Pliocene
Subansiri Formation
A member of Lauraceae, a species of Lindera.
Microlaurus[47]
Takahashi et al.
Late Cretaceous (early Coniacian)
Ashizawa Formation
Japan
A member of Lauraceae. The type species is Microlaurus perigynus.
Persea mioparviflora[44]
A member of Lauraceae. Described by Khan & Bera (2014) as a species of Persea, considered by the authors to be most similar to the species Persea parviflora Spreng.[44]
Persea preglaucescens[44]
A member of Lauraceae. Described by Khan & Bera (2014) as a species of Persea,[44] though the authors consider it most similar to the species Persea glaucescens (Nees) D.G. Long, assigned by other authors to the genus Machilus.
Aquaephyllum[48]
Gallego et al.
A member of Araceae. The type species is Aquaephyllum auriculatum.
Cocos binoriensis[49]
Srivastava & Srivastava
Late Cretaceous or Paleocene (Maastrichtian-Danian)
A member of Arecaceae, a relative of the coconut tree.
Cratosmilax[50]
De Lima et al.
Early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian)
A member of Smilacaceae. The type species is Cratosmilax jacksoni.
Liliacidites contortus[51]
Mildenhall & Bannister in Conran et al.
Latest Oligocene to earliest Miocene
New Zealand
A morphospecies described on the basis of pollen recovered from a Luzuriaga-like flower.
Luzuriaga peterbannisteri[51]
Conran, Bannister, Mildenhall & Lee in Conran et al.
A species of Luzuriaga.
Palmoxylon romeroi[52]
Franco, Brea & Herbst
Chiquimil Formation
A palm tree, a species of Palmoxylon.
Ripogonum americanum[53]
Carpenter et al.
A member of Liliales, a species of Ripogonum.
Sabalites dindoriensis[54]
Srivastava, Srivastava & Dilcher
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) to early Paleocene (Danian)
A palm tree belonging to the subfamily Coryphoideae, a species of Sabalites.
Ambiplatanus[55]
Mindell, Karafit & Stockey
Late Cretaceous (Coniacian)
A member of Platanaceae. The type species is Ambiplatanus washingtonensis.
Macginitiea nascens[56]
Peppe & Hickey
Paleocene
Fort Union Formation
A member of Platanaceae, a species of Macginitiea.
Meliosma thriviensis[56]
A member of Sabiaceae, a species of Meliosma.
Meliosma vandaelium[56]
Kajanthus[57]
Mendes et al.
Early Cretaceous (late Aptian–early Albian)
Figueira da Foz Formation
A member of Lardizabalaceae. The type species is Kajanthus lusitanicus.
Menispermites lebedevii[58]
Moiseeva
Late Cretaceous (Santonian–Campanian)
Emuneret Formation
A flowering plant described on the basis of fossil leaves.
Alangium enspelense[59]
Köhler in Köhler & Uhl
Late Oligocene
A species of Alangium.
Ruprechtioxylon[60]
Cevallos-Ferriz, Martínez-Cabrera & Calvillo-Canadell
Early Miocene
El Cien Formation
Mexico
A member of Polygonaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species R. multiseptatus.
Schimoxylon benderi[61]
Licht, Boura & De Franceschi in Licht et al.
Pondaung Formation
Myanmar
A member of Theaceae, a species of Schimoxylon.
Ternstromites paucimissouriensis[56]
A member of Theaceae, a species of Ternstromites.
Trochodendroides deminii[62]
Yudova & Golovneva
Chingandzha Formation
A member of Cercidiphyllaceae.
Trochodendroides tumanensis[62]
Yudova in Yudova & Golovneva
Bridelia makumensis[63]
Srivastava & Mehrotra
Oligocene (Chattian)
Tikak Parbat Formation
A member of Phyllanthaceae, a species of Bridelia.
Caesalpinia veraechinataformis[64]
Bernardes-de-Oliveira et al.
Eocene-Oligocene
Entre-Córregos Formation
A species of Caesalpinia.
Cascadiacarpa exilis[65]
Mindell, Stockey & Beard
A member of Fagaceae, a species of Cascadiacarpa.
Castanopsis presclerophylla[66]
Wu et al.
Late Pliocene
A member of Fagaceae, a species of Castanopsis.
Cucurbitaciphyllum[67]
Gen. et comb. nov.
Manchester
A cucurbitacean genus. A new genus for "Aralia" lobata Knowlton (1924).
Ficoxylon mogaungense[61]
A member of Moraceae, a species of Ficoxylon.
Machaerium aiuruoquense[64]
A species of Machaerium.
Machaerium paleogenum[64]
Paliurus microcarpa[68]
Li in Li et al.
Middle or late Miocene
Shengxian Formation
A member of Rhamnaceae, a species of Paliurus.
Paraalbizioxylon caccavariae[69]
Martínez
A member of Mimosoideae described on the basis of fossil wood.
Quercus tenuipilosa[70]
Hu & Zhou in Hu et al.
Ciying Formation
An oak.
Quercus yangyiensis[71]
He, Li & Sun in He et al.
Yangyi Formation
Ticodendron palaios[72]
Chambers & Poinar
Eocene or Miocene
A species of Ticodendron known from Dominican amber.
Ulmoidicarpum[73]
Herrera & Manchester in Herrera et al.
Cerrejón Formation
Colombia
An ulmaceous fruit morphogenus.The type species includes U. tupperi.
Aerofructus[73]
A member of Malvaceae described on the basis of fossil fruit. Genus includes new species A. dillhoffii.
Bombacoxylon pondaungense[61]
A member of Malvaceae, a species of Bombacoxylon.
Eucalyptoxylon[74]
Gen. et 2 sp. nov
Shukla, Mehrotra & Guleria
Paleocene–Eocene
Marh Formation Vagadkhol Formation
A myrtacean wood morphogenus. Genus includes E. vagadkholensis and E. eocenicus.
Kleinhovia bikanerensis[75]
Marh Formation
A species of Kleinhovia.
Sapindoxylon burmense[61]
A member of Sapindaceae, a species of Sapindoxylon.
Shoreoxylon panganense[61]
A member of Dipterocarpaceae, a species of Shoreoxylon.
Anemocardium[73]
Bogotá Formation
A fossil fruit of uncertain affinity. Type species A. margaritae.
Antarctoxylon mixai[76]
Sakala in Sakala & Vodrážka
An angiosperm of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Antarctoxylon.
Chachlovia[77]
Gen. et sp. et comb. nov
Alekseev & Herman in Alekseev, Herman & Shchepetov
An angiosperm of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is C. kiyensis; genus also contains C. dombeyopsoida
Cissites reticulatus[58]
A flowering plant morphospecies of uncertain affinity described from fossil leaves.
Dicotylophyllum hansonium[56]
An angiosperm of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Dicotylophyllum.
Dicotylophyllum horsecreekium[56]
Dicotylophyllum stipulare[58]
Hickeycarpum[73]
A fossil samara of uncertain affinity. Type species H. peltatum.
Platimeliphyllum reznikoviorum[78]
Maslova in Maslova et al.
Paleogene
Ashut Formation
Kazakhstan
An angiosperm of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Platimeliphyllum.
Soninia[77]
Herman & Shczepetov in Alekseev, Herman & Shchepetov
An angiosperm of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is S. integerrima Herman & Shczepetov; genus also contains S. asiatica Alekseev.
Viburniphyllum emuneretum[58]
Bicatia[79]
Gen. et 3 sp. nov
Friis, Pedersen & Crane
Early Cretaceous (late Aptian to middle Albian)
Portugal United States
A Welwitschia-like seed plant. The type species is Bicatia costata; genus also contains Bicatia juncalensis and Bicatia rugosa.
Cosmosperma[80]
Late Devonian (Famennian)
Wutong Formation
A member of Lagenospermopsida of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Cosmosperma polyloba.
Cycas fushunensis[81]
Su, Quan & Liu
Eocene (Lutetian)
Jijuntun Formation
A cycad, a species of Cycas.
Nilssoniopteris binggouensis[82]
Na et al.
Binggou Formation
A member of Bennettitales, a species of Nilssoniopteris.
Nilssoniopteris corrugata[83]
Ray, Rothwell & Stockey
Peltaspermum morovii[84]
Naugolnykh
Permian (Kazanian)
A member of Peltaspermaceae.
Permocallipteris[85]
Permian (Artinskian to Wordian)
China Mongolia Russia
A seed fern belonging to the family Peltaspermaceae. Genus includes "Callipteris" adzvensis Zalessky (1927), "Callipteris" retensoria Zalessky (1939), "Odontopteris" artipinnata Zalessky (1937), "Neuropteris" wangenheimii Fischer von Waldheim (1840), "Callipteris" zeilleri Zalessky ex Neuburg (1948), "Callipteris" acutifolia Radczenko (1955), "Callipteris" altaica Zalessky ex Neuburg (1948), "Callipteris" angustata Zalessky (1939), "Callipteris" bardensis Zalessky (1939), "Callipteris" bella Zalessky (1939), "Callipteris" bexellii Durante (1992), "Callipteris" confluens Neuburg (1957), "Callipteris" cuspidata Zalessky (1939), "Callipteris" elegans Fefilova (1973), "Callipteris" ivancevia Gorelova (1960), "Callipteris" karskiana Tschirkova & Zalessky (1939), "Callipteris" lobatus Gorelova & Drjagina (1988), "Callipteris" lobulata Fefilova (1973), "Callipteris" mongoliensis Neuburg (1957), "Callipteris" oranetzensis Zalessky (1934), "Callipteris" orientalis Zalessky (1929), "Callipteris" patula Zalessky (1939), "Callipteris" plumosa Zalessky (1939), "Callipteris" polyneura Zalessky (1937), "Callipteris" pubescens Zalessky (1939), "Callipteris" rarinervis Zalessky (1934), "Callipteris" sahnii Zalessky (1929), "Callipteris" tatianaeana Zalessky (1934), "Callipteris" uralensis Zalessky (1914) and "Callipteris" vuktylensis Zalessky (1934).
Phoenicopsis (Culgoweria) ordosensis[86]
Li et al.
Yan'an Formation
A member of Czekanowskiales, a species of Phoenicopsis.
Phoenicopsis (Phoenicopsis) neimengensis[87]
Wang, Yang & Sun
Huolinhe Formation
Rudixylon[88]
Bomfleur et al.
Middle or early Late Triassic
Fremouw Formation
A member of Petriellales (an order of seed plants of uncertain phylogenetic placement). The type species is Rudixylon serbetianum.
Rugaspermum stipitatus[89]
Bhowmik, Parveen & Das
Middle Triassic
A possible member of Gnetales, a species of Rugaspermum.
Weltrichia antonii[90]
Popa
Early Jurassic (Sinemurian)
Steierdorf Formation
A member of Bennettitales.
Weltrichia johannae[90]
Weltrichia steierdorfensis[90]
Early Jurassic (Hettangian-Sinemurian)
Xinjiangoxylon[91]
Late Permian (Changhsingian)
Guodikeng Formation
A gymnosperm. The type species is Xinjiangoxylon turpanense.
Baikalophyton[92]
Naugolnykh & Minina
Devonian
A terrestrial plant similar to Sciadophyton. The type species is Baikalophyton ruzhentsevii.
Calymperites burmensis[93]
Heinrichs et al.
Cretaceous (Albian or Cenomanian)
Burmese amber
A moss belonging to the group Dicranales (sensu lato).
Ceratolejeunea antiqua[94]
Heinrichs & Schäfer-Verwimp in Heinrichs et al.
Early to middle Miocene
A liverwort belonging to the family Lejeuneaceae, a species of Ceratolejeunea.
Changxingia[95]
A lycopsid. The type species is Changxingia longifolia.
Gackstroemia cretacea[96]
Early Cretaceous (late Albian)
A liverwort belonging to the group Jungermanniopsida and the family Lepidolaenaceae, a species of Gackstroemia.
Lepidodendron bellii[97]
Álvarez-Vázquez & Wagner
Carboniferous (middle Pennsylvanian, i.e. early Westphalian)
A species of Lepidodendron.
Lycopodites baikalensis[98]
Frolov in Frolov & Mashchuk
Prisayan Formation
A member of Lycopodiales, a species of Lycopodites.
Lycopodites subulifolius[98]
Frolov & Mashchuk
Marchantites huolinhensis[99]
A liverwort belonging to the group Marchantiales, a species of Marchantites.
Ningchengia[100]
Jurassic
Jiulongshan Formation
A moss. Genus includes new species N. jurassica.
Pantiathallites[101]
Banerjee & Dutta
Early Permian
A metzgeriinean bryophyte. The type species is Pantiathallites gondwanensis.
Planatophyton[102]
Gerrienne et al.
Early or Middle Devonian
Hujiersite Formation
An euphyllophyte. The type species is Planatophyton hujiersitense.
Rhizomnium dentatum[103]
Sp nov
valid
Heinrichs et al., 2014
Middle Eocene
Baltic amber
Europe
A Mniaceae moss
Ufadendron[104]
Permian (Kungurian)
Koshelevsk Formation
A lycopsid. The type species is Ufadendron ufaensis.
Vetiplanaxis espinosus[105]
Hedenäs, Heinrichs & Schmidt
A moss belonging to the class Bryopsida and the order Hypnodendrales.
Vetiplanaxis longiacuminatus[105]
Vetiplanaxis oblongus[105]
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