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Cariria
Genus Cariria L. Kunzmann, B.A.R. Mohr, V. Wilde, Bern.-de-Oliv. Rev. Palaeobot. Palynol., 165(1-2): 76. May 2011
- Name
- Cariria
- Rank
- Genus
- Authors (Pub.)
- Kunzmann L.
Mohr B. A. R.
Wilde V.
Bernardes-de-Oliveira M.
- Publication
- A putative gnetalean gymnosperm Cariria orbiculiconiformis gen. nov. et spec. nov. from the Early Cretaceous of northern Gondwana [2011/5]
- Journal
- Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
- Volume
- 165
- Issue
- 1-2
- Page number
- 76
- Year
- 2011
- Parent Taxon
- [Phylum] Gnetophyta
- Fossil Status
- leafy stems (with reproductive organs)
- Type
- Cariria orbiculiconiformis
- Diagnosis
- Herbaceous or shrub-like plants with multiple branched axes and sympodial-dichasial growth, articulated slender stems with a striate surface and swollen nodes, bearing megaphyllous leaves in opposite-decussate phyllotaxis; reproductive units consist of a triple structure on multiple axillary short branches, each triplet carrying two lateral dichasial orbiculate ovulate structures with two pairs of scales and a central basket-shaped microsporangiate structure.
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