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Chloranthistemon

Genus Chloranthistemon P.R. Crane, Friis, K.R. Pedersen Pl. Syst. Evol., 165: 214. Sep 1989
Name
Chloranthistemon
Rank
Genus
Authors (Pub.)
Crane P. R. Friis E. M. Pedersen K. R.  
Publication
Reproductive structure and function in Cretaceous Chloranthaceae [1989/9]
Journal
Plant Systematics and Evolution
Volume
165
Page number
214
Year
1989
Parent Taxon
[Family] Chloranthaceae
Fossil Status
flowers (stamens)
Type
Chloranthistemon endressii
Diagnosis
Androecium three-lobed, bilaterally symmetrical and dorsiventrally flattened with all pollen sacs borne laterally but inclined toward the (presumed) adaxial surface; central lobe tetrasporangiate with the pollen sacs paired to form two thecae; lateral lobes each bisporangiate with one theca. Dehiscence valvate.

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