# Craigia

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{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| oldest_fossil = Paleocene
| image = Craigia samara SRIC 01.jpg
| image_caption = Fossil ''Craigia'' fruit, 49[ma](/source/mya_(unit)), Washington, USA
| taxon = Craigia
| authority = W.W.Sm. & W.E.Evans
}}

'''''Craigia''''' is a genus of [flowering plant](/source/flowering_plant)s in the family [Malvaceae](/source/Malvaceae) ''sensu lato'' or [Tiliaceae](/source/Tiliaceae).

These are deciduous trees with toothed leaves, bisexual flowers that lack petals, and winged capsules.<ref name=foc>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=108243 ''Craigia''.] Flora of China.</ref>

There are two extant species and three extinct species known from fossils. Though the genus was once widespread across the Northern Hemisphere, the extant species are limited to southern [China](/source/China) and [Vietnam](/source/Vietnam).<ref name="foc" /> The oldest species are known from the [Paleocene](/source/Paleocene) of [Sakhalin](/source/Sakhalin).<ref>Jin, J., Kodrul, T. M., Liao, W., & Wang, X. (2009). [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0034666709000232 A new species of ''Craigia'' from the Eocene Changchang Formation of Hainan Island, China.] ''Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology'', 155(1), 80-82.</ref>

Species:
* †''[Craigia bronnii](/source/Craigia_bronnii)''
* †''[Craigia hainanensis](/source/Craigia_hainanensis)''
* ''[Craigia kwangsiensis](/source/Craigia_kwangsiensis)'' {{small|H.H.Hsue}}
* †''[Craigia oregonensis](/source/Craigia_oregonensis)'' 
* ''[Craigia yunnanensis](/source/Craigia_yunnanensis)'' {{small|W.W.Sm. & W.E.Evans}}

==References==
{{Commons category|Craigia}}
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Category:Craigia
Category:Malvaceae genera
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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