''Craigia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the family

Malvaceae Malvaceae (), or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include Theobroma cacao, cacao, Cola (plant), cola, cotton, okra, Hibiscus sabdariffa, ...

''sensu lato'' or

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. These are deciduous trees with toothed leaves, bisexual flowers that lack petals, and winged capsules.''Craigia''.
Flora of China. 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

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and

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. The oldest species are known from the

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.Jin, J., Kodrul, T. M., Liao, W., & Wang, X. (2009)
A new species of ''Craigia'' from the Eocene Changchang Formation of Hainan Island, China.
''Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology'', 155(1), 80-82. Species: * †'' Craigia bronnii'' * †'' Craigia hainanensis'' * '' Craigia kwangsiensis'' * †'' Craigia oregonensis'' * '' Craigia yunnanensis''

References

Malvaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Malvaceae-stub