Parrotia

Parrotia is a genus of flowering plants in the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae. It includes two species native to Asia. Parrotia persica – Iran and Transcaucasus Parrotia subaequalis – southeastern China

==Fossil record== Among the middle Miocene Sarmatian palynoflora from the Lavanttal Basin, Austria, researchers have recognized Parrotia fossil pollen. The sediment containing it had accumulated in a lowland wetland environment with various vegetation units of mixed evergreen/deciduous broadleaved/conifer forests surrounding the wetland basin. Key relatives of the fossil taxa found with Parrotia are presently confined to humid warm temperate environments, suggesting a subtropical climate during the middle Miocene in Austria.