| Name | Potomacanthus Balthazar, K. R. Pedersen, P. R. Crane & Stampanoni |
| Authorship | Balthazar, K. R. Pedersen, P. R. Crane & Stampanoni |
| Rank | Genus |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Lauraceae |
| Contains | Potomacanthus sp. |
| Remarks | FOSSIL. Early Cretaceous (Early to Middle Albian) Puddledock locality, Virginia, USA. Flower bisexual, trimerous. Perianth in 2 whorls of tepals. Androecium in 2 whorls of fertile stamens; anthers opening by two distally hinged valves. Gynoecium 1-carpellary bearing a single pendant ovule.(vide abstract). Type: P. lobatus Balthazar, K. R. Pedersen, P. R. Crane & Stampanoni |
| Citation | 14 Dec 2007 Amer. J. Bot. 94(12): 2044 |
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