Ulminium is an extinct genus of flowering plants known from fossil wood.[1]

Ulminium
Temporal range: Maastrichtian–Pliocene
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Ulminium
Unger
Type species
Ulminium diluviale
Unger in Endl., 1842
Species

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Species

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Numerous species based on fossil woods have been placed into the genus since it was first described.[2]

A number of species have subsequently been moved from the genus:

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References

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  1. Dupéron, Jean; Dupéron-Laudoueneix, Monique; Sakala, Jakub; De Franceschi, Dario (2008-01-01). "Ulminium diluviale Unger : historique de la découverte et nouvelle étude". Annales de Paléontologie. 94 (1): 1–12. Bibcode:2008AnPal..94....1D. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2007.12.003. ISSN 0753-3969.
  2. "Ulminium". International Fossil Plant Name Index. Retrieved 2025-11-10.