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Banksieaephyllum taylorii
Banksieaephyllum taylorii R.J. Carp., G.J. Jord., R.S. Hill Austral. Syst. Bot., 7(4): 389. 30 Aug 1994
- Name
- Banksieaephyllum taylorii
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Banksieaephyllum
- Authors (Pub.)
- Carpenter R. J.
Jordan G. J.
Hill R. S.
- Publication
- Banksieaephyllum taylorii (Proteaceae) from the Late Paleocene of New South Wales and its relevance to the origin of Australia's scleromorphic flora [1994/8]
- Journal
- Australian Systematic Botany
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 4
- Page number
- 389
- Year
- 1994
- Fossil Status
- leaves
- Stratigraphy
- Paleocene
- Location
- Lake Bungarby, south-eastern New South Wales, Australia
- Paleoregion
- Australia
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- University of Tasmania, Department of Plant Sciences, Hobart, Australia
- Repository Number
- LB-052
- Diagnosis
- Leaves pinnately lobed, apical side of lobe straight, basal side acuminate. Stomates
superficial, small, about 20 μm long x 15 μm wide. Trichome bases of two types on abaxial
surface, thickened cylindrical bases associated with one epidermal cell, larger diameter bases
associated with up to four cells. Papillae and striations absent from both surfaces.