Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40672017);the joint Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China and Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant Nos. 40811120033, 07-04-92127);Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 06023161);Key Project Inviting Foreign Teachers and Scientific Research Fund, Hongda Zhang, Sun Yat-sen University
Alseodaphne changchangensis sp. nov. (Lauraceae), with a perfectly preserved fossil leaf, was found in the Eocene Changchang Formation from the Changchang Basin of Hainan Island, China. This represents the earliest oc...