Ternstroemites is an extinct tea relative from the Ravenian (late Eocene).Ternstroemites E. W. Berry, Profess. Pap. U. S. Geol. Surv. 91: 294. 1916. The fossil was found near Puryear, Henry County, Tennessee. Ternstroemites is a form genus for Theaceae-like leaves.
Species The following species have been described.
Ternstroemites aureavallis Ternstroemites bockwitzensis Ternstroemites claibornensis Ternstroemites crassus Ternstroemites cretaceus Ternstroemites crowleyensis Ternstroemites dentatus Ternstroemites diversifolius Ternstroemites egeriae Ternstroemites engelhardtii Ternstroemites eoligniticus Ternstroemites floersheimensis Ternstroemites harwoodensis Ternstroemites idahoensis Ternstroemites kamtschaticus Ternstroemites klettwitzensis Ternstroemites lanceolatus Ternstroemites longifolius Ternstroemites magdae Ternstroemites neueweltensis Ternstroemites ovatus Ternstroemites palibinii Ternstroemites pereger Ternstroemites preclaibornensis Ternstroemites ravenensis Ternstroemites ripleyensis Ternstroemites shapiroi Ternstroemites sokolovensis Ternstroemites stiriacus Ternstroemites texensis Ternstroemites variabilis Ternstroemites viridiflumensis Ternstroemites waltheri Ternstroemites woodbinensis
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