Hexagyne philippiana

Name

Hexagyne philippiana

Rank

Species

Generic Name

[Genus] Hexagyne

Authors (Pub.)

Coiffard C. Mohr B. A. R. Bernardes-de-Oliveira M.  

Publication

Hexagyne philippiana gen. et sp. nov., a piperalean angiosperm from the Early Cretaceous of northern Gondwana (Crato Formation, Brazil) [2014/12]

Journal

Taxon

Volume

63

Issue

6

Page number

1279

Year

2014

Fossil Status

stems (with reproductive organs)

Stratigraphy

Aptian

Location

Nova Olinda, Region Chapada do Araripe, Brazil

Paleoregion

America (South)

Data for Holotypus

Repository

Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany

Repository Number

Mb. Pb. 1997/1349

Num

fig. 1

Pub.

Hexagyne philippiana gen. et sp. nov., a piperalean angiosperm from the Early Cretaceous of northern Gondwana (Crato Formation, Brazil) [2014/12]

Diagnosis

Laminas in microphyll class size, ovate and symmetric; lamina length/width ratio 1.6–1.7; leaf bases obtuse, convex to rounded; leaf apices acute and convex; leaf texture membranaceous to chartaceous; bracts rounded.