TABLE 1. Macrofossil records of Atherospermataceae and Monimiaceae.
Fossil |
Organ |
Age |
Provenance |
References |
ATHEROSPERMATACEAE |
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Laurelites jamesrossii Poole and Francis |
wood |
Campanian |
James Ross Island |
Poole and Francis, 1999 |
Protoatherospermoxylon spp. |
wood |
Late Cretaceous |
Cape Province, S.Africa |
Mädel, 1960; Müller-Stoll and Mädel, 1962 |
Atherospermoxylon bulboradiatum Poole and Gottwald |
wood |
Paleocene |
Seymour Island |
Poole and Gottwald, 2001 |
Atherospermophyllum guinazui (Berry), comb. nov. |
leaves |
Early and middle Eocene |
Patagonia, Argentina |
Berry, 1935, 1938; this paper |
Laurelia-like wood |
wood |
Paleocene-Eocene |
Seymour Island |
Poole and Gottwald, 2001 |
Atherospermataceous wood |
wood |
Late Eocene |
Germany |
Gottwald, 1992 |
Laurelioxylon intermedium Nishida |
wood |
"Tertiary" |
Chile |
Nishida, 1984 |
Atherospermoxylon aegyptiacum (Schenk) R. Kräusel |
wood |
Early Oligocene |
Egypt |
Kräusel, 1939 |
Laurelites doroteaensis Nishida, H. Nishida and Nasa |
wood |
Oligocene-Miocene |
Patagonia, Chile and Argentina |
Nishida et al., 1988; Pujana 2009 |
Laurelia otagoensis Conran, Bannister and D.E. Lee |
leaves with cuticle, fruits |
Early Miocene |
New Zealand |
Conran et al., 2013 |
Atherosperma moschatum Labill. |
leaves |
Pliocene-Pleistocene |
Tasmania |
Hill and MacPhail, 1985 |
MONIMIACEAE |
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Hedycaryoxylon hortonioides Mädel |
wood |
Late Cretaceous |
Cape Province, S.Africa |
Mädel, 1960; Müller-Stoll and Mädel, 1962 |
Hedycaryoxylon tambourissoides Poole and Gottwald |
wood |
Campanian |
James Ross Island |
Süss, 1960; Poole and Gottwald, 2001 |
Monimiophyllum antarcticum Zastawniak |
leaves |
?Late Paleocene |
King George Island |
Birkenmajer and Zastawniak, 1989 |
Monimiophyllum callidentatum sp. nov. |
leaf |
Early Eocene |
Patagonia, Argentina |
This paper |
Flacourtioxylon (Monimiaxylon) gifaense |
wood |
Late Eocene |
Libya |
Louvet, 1974 |
Xymaloxylon (Monimiaxylon) zeltenense |
wood |
Early Oligocene |
Libya |
Louvet, 1974 |
Monimiaceous wood |
wood |
Early Oligocene |
Oman |
Privé-Gill et al., 1993 |
TABLE 2. Extant Atherospermataceae species scored.
Species |
Range |
Atherosperma moschatum Labill. |
NSW, Tas, Vic |
Daphnandra apatela Schodde |
NSW, Qld |
Daphnandra micrantha (Tul.) Benth. |
NSW |
Daphnandra repandula (F.Muell) F. Muell. |
NSW, Qld |
Doryphora aromatica (F.M.Bailey) L.S. Sm. |
Qld |
Doryphora sassafras Endl. |
NSW, Qld, Vic |
Dryadodaphne novoguineensis (Perk.) A.C. Sm. |
New Guinea |
Dryadodaphne trachyphloia Schodde |
Qld |
Laurelia novae-zelandiae A. Cunn. |
New Zealand |
Laurelia sempervirens (Ruiz and Pav.) Tul. |
S Chile |
Laureliopsis philippiana (Looser) Schodde |
S Chile and Argentina |
Nemuaron vieillardii (Baill.) Baill. |
New Caledonia |
Abbreviations: NSW- New South Wales, Tas- Tasmania, Vic- Victoria, Qld- Queensland, Australia.
TABLE 3. Extant Monimiaceae species scored.
Species |
Range |
Austromatthaea elegans L.B. Sm. |
Qld |
Decarydendron ranomafanensis Lorence and Razafim. |
Madagascar |
Ephippiandra madagascariensis (Danguy) Lorence |
Madagascar |
Grazielanthus arkeocarpus Peixoto and Per.-Moura |
SE Brazil |
Hedycarya angustifolia A. Cunn. |
Qld, Tas |
Hedycarya arborea J.R. Forst. and G. Forst. |
New Zealand |
Hedycarya cupulata Baill. |
New Caledonia |
Hedycarya loxocarya (Benth.) W.D. Francis |
Qld |
Hennecartia omphalandra Poiss. |
S Brazil, NE Argentina, Paraguay |
Hortonia floribunda Wight ex Arn. |
Sri Lanka |
Kairoa suberosa Philipson |
New Guinea |
Kibara coriacea (Blume) Hook. f. and A. Thomps. |
Malaysia |
Kibara macrophylla (A. Cunn.) Benth. |
NSW |
Kibara moluccana Boerl. ex Perk. |
New Guinea, Moluccas |
Kibaropsis caledonica (Guillaumin) J. Jeremie |
New Caledonia |
Levieria acuminata Perk. |
New Guinea, Qld |
Macropeplus ligustrinus (Tul.) Perk. |
SE Brazil |
Macrotorus utriculatus Perk. |
SE Brazil |
Matthaea sancta Blume |
Malaysia, Indonesia |
Mollinedia ovata Ruiz and Pav. |
Ecuador |
Mollinedia schottiana (Spreng.) Perk. |
Brazil |
Mollinedia widgrenii A. DC. |
Brazil |
Monimia ovalifolia Thouars |
Réunion, Mascarenes |
Monimia rotundifolia Thouars |
Réunion, Mascarenes |
Palmeria foremanii Whiffin |
NSW, Qld |
Palmeria scandens F. Muell. |
NSW, Qld |
Peumus boldus Molina |
Chile |
Steganthera australiana C.T. White |
New Guinea |
Steganthera cooperorum Whiffin |
Qld |
Steganthera hirsuta Perk. |
Qld, New Guinea |
Steganthera laxiflora (Benth.) Whiffin and Foreman |
Qld |
Steganthera macooraia (F.M. Bailey) P.K. Endress |
Qld |
Tambourissa elliptica A. DC. |
Réunion, Mascarenes |
Tambourissa ficus (Tul.) A. DC. |
Mauritius, Mascarenes |
Tambourissa leptophylla (Tul.) A. DC. |
Mayotte, Comoros |
Tambourissa longicarpa Lorence |
Madagascar |
Tambourissa purpurea (Tul.) A. DC. |
Mauritius, Mascarenes |
Tambourissa tau Lorence |
Mauritius, Mascarenes |
Wilkiea angustifolia (F.M. Bailey) Perk. |
Qld |
Wilkiea austroqueenslandica Domin |
NSW, Qld |
Wilkiea hugeliana (Tul.) A. DC. |
NSW, Qld |
Tetrasynandra pubescens Perk. |
Qld |
Wilkiea rigidifolia (A.C. Sm.) Whiffin and Foreman |
Qld, New Guinea |
Wilkiea smithii Whiffin |
Qld |
Wilkiea sp. "Palmerston" |
Qld |
Xymalos monospora (Harv.) Baill. |
Bioko, Cameroon |
Abbreviations: NSW- New South Wales, Tas- Tasmania, Vic- Victoria, Qld- Queensland, Australia.
TABLE 4. Percent character similarity of extant Atherospermataceae to Atherospermophyllum guinazui, comb. nov.
Taxon | %Similarity |
Genus | |
Daphnandra | 63 |
Doryphora | 56 |
Laurelia | 56 |
Dryadodaphne | 48 |
Laureliopsis | 41 |
Atherosperma | 33 |
Nemuaron | 26 |
Species | |
Daphnandra apatela | 56 |
Doryphora sassafras | 44 |
Laureliopsis philippiana | 41 |
Laurelia sempervirens | 41 |
Dryadodaphne novoguineensis | 37 |
Atherosperma moschatum | 33 |
Dryadodaphne trachyphloia | 33 |
Daphnandra micrantha | 33 |
Daphnandra repandula | 33 |
Doryphora aromatica | 33 |
Laurelia novae-zelandiae | 26 |
Nemuaron vieillardii | 22 |
Notes: Generic scores are a compilation of the constituent species scores. All taxa scored have toothed leaf-margins.
TABLE 5. Percent character similarity of extant Monimiaceae to Monimiophyllum callidentatum, sp. nov.
Taxon |
%Similarity |
Genus |
|
Wilkiea^ |
76 |
Mollinedia^ |
76 |
Kibara^ |
68 |
Kairoa* |
68 |
Hedycarya^ |
68 |
Tambourissa^ |
68 |
Palmeria |
68 |
Steganthera^ |
64 |
Austromatthaea* |
60 |
Decarydendron |
58 |
Hortonia |
58 |
Macropeplus^ |
56 |
Peumus |
53 |
Hennecartia* |
52 |
Levieria* |
52 |
Kibaropsis |
47 |
Xymalos^ |
44 |
Monimia |
42 |
Grazielanthus* |
40 |
Macrotorus* |
32 |
Ephippiandra* |
32 |
Matthaea |
26 |
Species |
|
Wilkiea hugeliana* |
76 |
Kairoa suberosa* |
68 |
Tambourissa purpurea |
63 |
Palmeria foremanii |
63 |
Austromatthaea elegans* |
60 |
Decarydendron ranomafanensis |
58 |
Hortonia floribunda |
58 |
Wilkiea rigidifolia* |
56 |
Macropeplus ligustrinus* |
56 |
Steganthera australiana* |
56 |
Hedycarya cupulata* |
56 |
Wilkiea smithii |
53 |
Peumus boldus |
53 |
Kibara macrophylla* |
52 |
Mollinedia schottiana* |
52 |
Mollinedia widgrenii* |
52 |
Hennecartia omphalandra* |
52 |
Tetrasynandra pubescens* |
52 |
Levieria acuminata* |
52 |
Hedycarya angustifolia* |
52 |
Hedycarya arborea* |
52 |
Tambourissa longicarpa* |
48 |
Steganthera cooperorum |
47 |
Steganthera hirsuta |
47 |
Kibaropsis caledonica |
47 |
Tambourissa elliptica |
47 |
Tambourissa tau |
47 |
Tambourissa leptophylla |
47 |
Wilkiea angustifolia* |
44 |
Xymalos monospora* |
44 |
Wilkiea austroqueenslandica |
44 |
Steganthera macooraia |
42 |
Palmeria scandens |
42 |
Monimia rotundifolia |
42 |
Monimia ovalifolia |
42 |
Matthaea heterophylla |
42 |
Kibara coriacea* |
40 |
Grazielanthus arkeocarpus* |
40 |
Steganthera laxiflora* |
40 |
Hedycarya loxocarya* |
40 |
Wilkiea sp. "Palmerston" |
37 |
Kibara moluccana |
32 |
Tambourissa ficus |
32 |
Macrotorus utriculatus* |
32 |
Ephippiandra madagascariensis* |
32 |
Mollinedia ovata* |
28 |
Matthaea sancta |
26 |
Notes: Generic scores are a compilation of the constituent species scores.
*Genus or species with toothed leaves.
^Genus in which some species are toothed.