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Lauroflorum warmanense
Lauroflorum warmanense H.-S. Wang, Jane Blanch., Dilcher Palaeont. Electr., 16(3, 31A): 4. Dec 2013
- Name
- Lauroflorum warmanense
- Rank
- Species
- Original spelling
- warmanensis
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Lauroflorum
- Authors (Pub.)
- Wang H.-S.
Blanchard J.
Dilcher D. L.
- Publication
- Fruits, seeds, and flowers from the Warman clay pit (middle Eocene Claiborne Group), western Tennessee, USA [2013/12]
- Journal
- Palaeontologia Electronica
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 3, 31A
- Page number
- 4
- Year
- 2013
- Fossil Status
- flowers
- Stratigraphy
- Eocene
- Strat. comment
- Claiborne Formation
- Location
- Warman clay pit, Tennessee, USA
- Paleoregion
- America (North)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, USA
- Repository Number
- UF15826-51527
Data for Paratypus
- Repository
- Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, USA
- Repository Number
- UF15826-2237 (Figure 3.4); 33556
(Figure 3.8); 33558 (Figure 3.2, 3.3); 49563 (Figure
3.6, 3.7); 51953 (Figure 3.5)
- Diagnosis
- Flowers small, 3-merous and hypogynous.
Vertically preserved flowers showing six
perianth parts of equal size radiating from a central
depression (or a hypanthium) ca 1 mm in diameter
and ca 1 mm in length. Perianth segments ca 2
mm long and 1 mm wide with sub-acute apices.
Each having one strong central and two lateral
veins. Central vein extending to the apex of the
perianth segment while the lateral veins extending
1/2 or 2/3 of the perianth length. Laterally preserved
flowers with six perianth parts of different
sizes connecting to a tubular structure ca 1 mm in
diameter at its apex and tapering to ca 0.5 mm at
the peduncular (pedicel) end. Pedicel ca 5 mm
long and 0.5 mm wide at its end. Small, round (ca
0.03 mm in diameter) brown resin glands occur on
all floral parts but are more abundant around the
hypanthium.
