Ticodendron Explained

Ticodendron incognitum is the only species of Ticodendron, and the only member of the family Ticodendraceae. It is most closely related to the family Betulaceae.

It was discovered only in 1989 in Costa Rica, having been overlooked previously due to its habitat in poorly researched cloud forests and its very 'ordinary' appearance; further research showed its range extends from southern Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas), south through Central America to Panama.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

It is a tree, 20–30 m tall, superficially resembling an alder in appearance, with alternate, simple leaves 5–12 cm long with a serrated margin. It is generally dioecious, with separate male and female plants.^[5]

Fossil record

†Ferrignocarpus bivalvis fossil fruits, from the Middle Eocene of Oregon and the Early Eocene London Clay flora of southern England, correspond closely in morphology and anatomy to fruits of extant Ticodendron.^[6]

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Notes and References

http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=205750 Kew Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28000427#page/1164/mode/1up Gómez-Laurito, Jorge & Gómez P., Luis Diego 1989. Ticodendron: A new tree from Central America. Annals of Missouri Botanical Garden 76(4): 1148–1151
Ulloa Ulloa, C. 2001. Ticodendraceae. En: Stevens, W.D., C. Ulloa, A. Pool & O.M. Montiel (eds.). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85(3): 2452
Book: 10.1007/978-3-662-02899-5_72. Ticodendraceae. Flowering Plants · Dicotyledons. 1993. Kubitzki. K.. 594–596. 978-3-642-08141-5.
Fruits of Ticodendraceae (Fagales) from the Eocene of Europe and North America . Steven R. . Manchester . International Journal of Plant Sciences . 172 . 9 . 1179–87 . November 2011 . 10.1086/662135 . 84609421 .