Fossil seeds of Sideroxylon L. (Sapotaceae) from the Neogene of Europe and their relationships to extant species in Macaronesia and West Asia

Sideroxylon mascatense is a shrub or small tree of the high mountains of western Asia and is sister to S. spinosum L. of NW Africa, the latter being the source plant of the famous Argan Oil. Based on distinctive features of seed morphology, we demonstrate that closely related plants were native in t...

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Published in:	Earth History and Biodiversity
Main Authors:	Edoardo Martinetto, Steven R. Manchester, Rubén Barone, Ulf Swenson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-06-01
Subjects:	Palaeobotany Seeds Pliocene Europe Macaronesia Sapotaceae
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950475925000127