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Breytenia

Genus Breytenia Melville Bot. J. Linn. Soc., 86(3): 276. 25 May 1983
Name
Breytenia
Rank
Genus
Authors (Pub.)
Melville R.  
Publication
Two new genera of Glossopteridae [1983/5]
Journal
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
Volume
86
Issue
3
Page number
276
Year
1983
Parent Taxon
[Order] Dictyopteridiales
Fossil Status
fructifications
Type
Breytenia plumsteadiae
Diagnosis
Fructification globular with a central cavity and a narrow tubular orifice. The cavity filled with numerous ovules or seeds. Vasculature a number of strands radiating from the base.
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