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Paleoclusia
Genus Paleoclusia Crepet, Nixon Amer. J. Bot., 85(9): 1124. 17 Aug 1998
- Name
- Paleoclusia
- Rank
- Genus
- Authors (Pub.)
- Crepet W. L.
Nixon K. C.
- Publication
- Fossil Clusiaceae from the Late Cretaceous (Turonian) of New Jersey and implications regarding the history of bee pollination [1998/8]
- Journal
- American Journal of Botany
- Volume
- 85
- Issue
- 9
- Page number
- 1124
- Year
- 1998
- Parent Taxon
- [Family] Clusiaceae
- Fossil Status
- flowers
- Type
- Paleoclusia chevalieri
- Diagnosis
- Inflorescence and vegetative morphology unknown. Flowers actinomorphic, hypogynous; petals and sepals 5. Flowers with both androecium and
gynoecium, but probably functionally unisexual. Receptacle and pedicel with elongate unicellular hairs. Staminodes fasciculate and usually opposite petals. Filaments of uneven length, outer filaments shorter, and occasionally
branched. Anthers opening by longitudinal slits filled with amorphous substance. Pollen found on stigmas tricolporate, reticulate. Gynoecium syncarpous, carpels 5. Stigma peltate, styles short, fused. Tissues of receptacle, sepals, and petals with secretory cavities/channels?. Ovary
partitions with closely spaced ascending channels. Placentation axile, ovules anatropous, seeds with reticulate sculpture of the seed and raphe, arillate.
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