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Cathiaria
Genus Cathiaria Golovn., Oskolski Acta Palaeobot., 47(1): 60. 31 May 2007
- Name
- Cathiaria
- Rank
- Genus
- Authors (Pub.)
- Golovneva L. B.
Oskolski A. A.
- Publication
- Infructescences of Cathiaria gen. n. from the late Cretaceous of North Kazakhstan and Siberia (Russia) [2007/5]
- Journal
- Acta Palaeobotanica
- Volume
- 47
- Issue
- 1
- Page number
- 60
- Year
- 2007
- Parent Taxon
- [Class] Magnoliopsida
- Fossil Status
- infructescences
- Type
- Cathiaria zhilinii
- Diagnosis
- Infructescences compound, consisting of two orders of axes. Main axis straight, irregularly fi nely ribbed, with alternate or almost opposite lateral axes. Lateral axes in immature condition short, fl attened, bract-like, bearing sessile fruits on the adaxial side; in maturity lateral axes elongated, more or less cylindrical, straight or curved. Flower consisting of a single unilocular pistil with a more or less distinct style and occasional remnants of a bract or perianth at the base. Fruits nutlet-like, single-seeded, in immature condition ovoid, in maturity fl attened in crosssection and D-shaped or ovate in outline. Pericarp comprising a thin outer layer, a middle mechanical layer, and a subtending layer of fibers.
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