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Lepidopteris baodensis
Lepidopteris baodensis Ying Zhang, S.-L. Zheng, Naug. Chin. Sci. Bull., 57(27): 3605. 2 Jul 2012
- Name
- Lepidopteris baodensis
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Lepidopteris
- Authors (Pub.)
- Zhang Y.
Zheng S.-L.
Naugolnykh S. V.
- Publication
- A new species of Lepidopteris discovered from the Upper Permian of China with its stratigraphic and biologic implications [2012/7]
- Journal
- Chinese science bulletin
- Volume
- 57
- Issue
- 27
- Page number
- 3605
- Year
- 2012
- Fossil Status
- foliage
- Stratigraphy
- Lopingian
- Strat. comment
- Sunjiagou Formation
- Location
- Baode, Shanxi, North China
- Paleoregion
- Angarida
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- Paleontological Institute, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang, China
- Repository Number
- PMOL–B01216
- Diagnosis
- The ultimate pinna lanceolate. Pinnules thick,
oblong to falcate with an obtuse apex and a decurrent base.
Midrib decurrent. Secondary veins simple. The upper surface
of the ultimate rachis, the midrib and secondary veins smooth, while the lower surface of them covered with triangular,
trapezoid, rounded, or ligulate subepidermal swellings.
Epidermal cells polygonal with prominent papillae,
lacking trichome or trichome bases. Leaves amphistomatic.
The stomata are more numerous on the lower surface of the
leaf. Stomatal apparatus haplocheilic, monocyclic to polycyclic.
