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Malloranga
Genus Malloranga D.E. Lee, Bannister, J.I. Raine, Conran Rev. Palaeobot. Palynol., 163(1-2): 131. Dec 2010
- Name
- Malloranga
- Rank
- Genus
- Authors (Pub.)
- Lee D. E.
Bannister J. M.
Raine J. I.
Conran J. G.
- Publication
- Euphorbiaceae: Acalyphoideae fossils from early Miocene New Zealand: Mallotus–Macaranga leaves, fruits, and inflorescence with in situ Nyssapollenites endobalteus pollen [2010/12]
- Journal
- Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
- Volume
- 163
- Issue
- 1-2
- Page number
- 131
- Year
- 2010
- Parent Taxon
- [Family] Euphorbiaceae
- Fossil Status
- leaves
- Type
- Malloranga fouldenensis
- Diagnosis
- Leaves ovate, basally rounded, margin entire, apex acute
with an acuminate tip; petiole pulvinate, attachment subpeltate.
Primary venation pinnate with two strong basal secondaries (triplinerved),
forming agrophic veins, secondary veins brochidodromous,
tertiary and fourth-order venation percurrent, marginal venation
looped. Leaf mesophyll with phytoliths, laminar disc-shaped, sessile
glandular scales and paired, basally laminar extrafloral nectaries
present.
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