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Matisianoxylon

Genus Matisianoxylon A. Selm. Zitteliana, Ser. A, 44: 114. 30 Dec 2004
Name
Matisianoxylon
Rank
Genus
Authors (Pub.)
Selmeier A.  
Publication
First record of Matisia (Bombacaceae) and Crudia (Caesalpiniaceae) wood from the Tertiary of Rio Paranaiba, Brazil [2004/12]
Journal
Zitteliana
Volume
44
Page number
114
Year
2004
Parent Taxon
[Family] Malvaceae
Fossil Status
wood
Type
Matisianoxylon brasiliense
Diagnosis
Growth rings indistinct. Vessel arrangement diffuse-porous, vessels exclusively solitary, evenly distributed without distinct pattern, mean tangential diameter 200 µm, simple perforation, intervessel pits alternate, 2-5 pores per square mm. Fibres non-septate, fi bre-tracheids with bordered pits. Axial parenchyma banded, fi nely reticulated.. Ray of two different sizes, uniseriate and multiseriate up to 25 cells wide, large rays up to 10 mm high, heterocellular composition with tile cells of the intermediate type.
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