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Eckhartia
Genus Eckhartia Friis, P.R. Crane, K.R. Pedersen Foss. Impr., 75(2): 207. 25 Nov 2019
- Name
- Eckhartia
- Rank
- Genus
- Authors (Pub.)
- Friis E. M.
Crane P. R.
Pedersen K. R.
- Publication
- The Early Cretaceous mesofossil flora of Torres Vedras (NE of Forte da Forca), Portugal: a palaeofloristic analysis of an early angiosperm community [2019/11]
- Journal
- Fossil Imprint
- Volume
- 75
- Issue
- 2
- Page number
- 207
- Year
- 2019
- Parent Taxon
- [Class] Magnoliopsida
- Fossil Status
- flowers (stamens)
- Type
- Eckhartia brevicolumella
- Diagnosis
- Stamens with long anthers. Anther tetrasporangiate and dithecate. Pollen small, almost circular
in equatorial outline, monocolpate. Colpus extending for the
full length of the pollen grains. Exine semitectate-reticulate
and columellate. Reticulum heterobrochate; identical on
the proximal and distal faces; lumina isodiametric and
polygonal to rounded. Muri smooth with flattened to slightly
rounded profiles, supported by long distinct columellae.
Colpus membrane granular. Colpus margin distinct with
psilate regions around the end of the colpus. Orbicules large,
dentate and densely distributed on inner surface of the anther
wall.
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