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Bombax asiaticum
Bombax asiaticum Hazra, S. Bera, M.A. Khan Int. J. Pl. Sci., 184(2 (10.1086/723603)): 000 [6]. 27 Jan 2023
- Name
- Bombax asiaticum
- Rank
- Species
- Original spelling
- asiatica
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Bombax
- Authors (Pub.)
- Hazra T.
Bera S.
Khan M. A.
- Publication
- First fossil Mallow flower from Asia [2023/1]
- Journal
- International Journal of Plant Sciences
- Volume
- 184
- Issue
- 2 (10.1086/723603)
- Page number
- 000 [6]
- Year
- 2023
- Fossil Status
- flowers
- Stratigraphy
- Pliocene
- Strat. comment
- Rajdanda Formation
- Location
- Shale beds exposed along the river-cutting section of Birha River, Mahuadanr Valley, Latehar District, Jharkhand, India (lat. 23.39657N,
long. 84.10667E; 353 m asl)
- Paleoregion
- Eurasia (Indostan)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- Palaeobotany and Palynology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Purulia, India
- Repository Number
- SKBUH/PPL/JH/FL2A
- Diagnosis
- Flowers partially perfect, ∼8 cm long and ∼10 cm wide; sepals 1–1.2 cm long, and 0.8–1.4 cm wide; preserved petals obovate to elliptic, 7–8 cm long and 2.4–3.2 cm wide; stamens 40–45 in a cluster, each stamen 1.5–2.5 cm long; filaments well preserved, long (1–1.5 cm) and slender; anthers prominent, reniform, overlapping each other, 0.5–1 mm long and 2–3 mm wide.
