Droserapollis

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Droserapollis Fossil range: Miocene
Conservation status
Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Caryophyllales Family: Droseraceae Genus: Droserapollis Huang (1978)
Species
Droserapollis gemmatus (type) Droserapollis taiwanensis

Droserapollis is a genus of extinct plants in the family Droseraceae.

Fossil pollen of both D. gemmatus and D. taiwanensis was found in Miocene formations in Taiwan. The Droserapollis pollen matches that of extant Drosera in morphology.^[1]

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