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Berryoxylon
Genus Berryoxylon N. Awasthi, R.C. Mehrotra, Anum. Shukla Palaeobotanist, 67(1): 38. 2018
- Name
- Berryoxylon
- Rank
- Genus
- Authors (Pub.)
- Awasthi N.
Mehrotra R. C.
Shukla A.
- Publication
- Some new fossil woods from the Cuddalore Sandstone of south India [2018]
- Journal
- Palaeobotanist
- Volume
- 67
- Issue
- 1
- Page number
- 38
- Year
- 2018
- Parent Taxon
- [Family] Malvaceae
- Fossil Status
- stems (wood)
- Type
- Berryoxylon cuddalorense
- Diagnosis
- Wood diffuse porous. Growth rings present marked by marginal parenchyma bands. Vessels small to medium, evenly distributed, tylosed; vessel members with transverse to oblique ends, weakly storied; perforations simple; intervessel pits bordered, alternate, with lenticular apertures. Axial parenchyma both paratracheal and apotracheal, paratracheal vasicentric to aliform–confluent, apotracheal diffuse. Rays 1–4 seriate, storied, ray to ray fusion present, homo to heterocellular; ray tissue weakly heterogeneous. Fibres non–septate.
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