Fokienia shengxianensis

Name

Fokienia shengxianensis

Rank

Species

Generic Name

[Genus] Fokienia

Authors (Pub.)

He W.-L. Sun B.-N. Liu Y.-S.  

Publication

Fokienia shengxianensis sp. nov. (Cupressaceae) from the late Miocene of eastern China and its palaeoecological implications [2012/4]

Journal

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volume

176-177

Page number

25

Year

2012

Fossil Status

leafy twigs

Stratigraphy

Miocene

Strat. comment

Shengxian Formation

Location

Jiahu Diatomite Mine, Tiantai County, Zhejiang Province, China.

Paleoregion

Eurasia (China)

Data for Holotypus

Repository

Institute of Palaeontology and Stratigraphy (LDGSW), Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China

Repository Number

JH-1-4-290

Num

Plate I, 1, 2

Pub.

Fokienia shengxianensis sp. nov. (Cupressaceae) from the late Miocene of eastern China and its palaeoecological implications [2012/4]

Data for Paratypus

Repository

Institute of Palaeontology and Stratigraphy (LDGSW), Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China

Repository Number

JH-1-3-042, JH-2-045, JH-1-046, JH-1-052, JH-1-4-057 (Plate I, 5), JH-1-4-235 (A, B), JH-1-4-290 (A, B) (Plate I, 1, 2), JH-1- 4-297 (Plate I, 3), JH-1-4-466 (A, B) (Plate I, 6, 7), JH-1-4-476 (Plate I, 4), JH-1-4-477, JH-1-4-478, JH-1-4-949, JH-1-956, JH-224, HNT-11 (Plate II, 2), HNT-25 (Plate II, 1), HNT-50 (Plate II, 3), HNT-51, HNT- 215 (Plate II, 4).

Num

1: 2, 4, 5, 6; 2: 1, 4

Pub.

Fokienia shengxianensis sp. nov. (Cupressaceae) from the late Miocene of eastern China and its palaeoecological implications [2012/4]

Diagnosis

Foliage branches spread in flattened sprays. Leaves scalelike, dimorphic, decussate and almost in whorls of four. Facial leaves oblanceolate with obtuse apex. Lateral leaves boat-shaped with acute apex, overlapping margins of facial leaves, almost as long as or slightly longer than facial leaves. Epidermal cells mostly quadrangular, rectangular and elongate rectangular; hypostomatic; stomata cyclocytic, elliptical. Many papillae present around stomata.