Calycites is an extinct form genus of flowering plant used as a dustbin for fossil flowers of uncertain relationship.
Species The following species are assigned to this genus:
Calycites alatus Hollick, 1904 Calycites ardtunensis Crane, 1988 Calycites davillaformis E.W.Berry, 1916 Calycites diospyriformis Newberry, 1895 Calycites hydrangeoides Krassilov, 2005 Calycites lythroides Krassilov, 2005 (junior homonym) Calycites lythroides Visiani & Massalongo, 1856 (Sr homonym) Calycites middendorfensis E.W.Berry, 1914 Calycites obovatus Hollick, 1906 Calycites ostryaformis E.W.Berry, 1916 Calycites parvus Newberry, 1895 Calycites pentasepalus Massalongo, 1850 Calycites polysepala Newberry, 1868 Calycites puryearensis E.W.Berry, 1930 Calycites quinquesepalus Menzel, 1913 Calycites rhizophoroides E.W.Berry, 1930 Calycites ripleyensis E.W.Berry, 1925 Calycites sexpartitus E.W.Berry, 1919 Calycites verbenaceus Menzel, 1913
Species moved to other genera:
Calycites hexaphylla Lesq., 1873 moved to Diospyros hexaphylla (Lesq.) Knowlt., 1920 Calycites mikanoides MacGinitie, 1941 moved to Macginistemon mikanoides (MacGinitie) Manchester, 1986 Calycites milanensis E.W.Berry, 1930 jr synonym to Heisteria sapindifolium (Hollick) Berry, 1938
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