Paleoallium billgenselii

Name

Paleoallium billgenselii

Rank

Species

Original spelling

billgenseli

Generic Name

[Genus] Paleoallium

Authors (Pub.)

Pigg K. B. Bryan F. A. DeVore M. L.  

Publication

Paleoallium billgenseli gen. et sp. nov.: fossil monocot remains from the Latest Early Eocene Republic Flora, northeastern Washington State, USA [2018/5]

Journal

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volume

179

Issue

6

Page number

479

Year

2018

Fossil Status

inflorescences

Stratigraphy

Ypresian

Strat. comment

49.42 +/- 0.54 Ma by 40Ar–39Ar / Tom Thumb Member, Klondike Mountain Formation

Location

Boot Hill, Republic, Ferry County, Washington, USA

Paleoregion

America (North)

Data for Holotypus

Repository

Stonerose InterpretiveCenter, Republic, USA

Repository Number

SR 10-35-06

Num

figures 1A, 3F

Pub.

Paleoallium billgenseli gen. et sp. nov.: fossil monocot remains from the Latest Early Eocene Republic Flora, northeastern Washington State, USA [2018/5]

Data for Paratypus

Repository

Stonerose InterpretiveCenter, Republic, USA

Repository Number

SR 00-05-23 AB, figures 2A, 2B, 3B, Brian P. Ochs; SR 08-36-03, figures 1E, 2D, Stonerose Staff 1999; SR 08-40-10, figure 1H, Jr. Trejo; SR 08-41-43, figure 1F Spencer Burris; SR 10-07-06, figures 1B, 3E, 4A, 4B, Staff 2010; SR 11-01-02 AB, figure 1G, Shannon Miller; SR 11-25-04, figure 2G, Kadin Reimers; SR 11-31-06 AB, figure 2C, Thomas Dillhoff; SR 11-31-07, figures 1D, 3D, 4D, 4E, Matthew Davidson; SR 12-002-031, figure 3G, Aspen Covert; SR 13-004-012, figures 1C, 2G, 3C, 4C, Emily Batchelder. Nonfigured specimens: SR 08-38-01, Molly and Dylan Miyamoto; SR 10-51-01, Staff 2006; SR 10-51-02 AB, Staff 1997; SR 10-51-03 AB, Scott Herrick.

Diagnosis

Spathes 5–12 mm long # 3–8 mm wide, grown out from the scape 18–40mm long # 0.8–1.2mm wide, elliptical-ovate to obovate, striate with parallel veins; bulbils sessile, 1 mm long # 0.2 mm wide produced apically; flowers campanulate, pedicellate, pedicels 2–8 mmlong # 0.5–1.0 mm wide, corolla lobed with 3–4 lobes obvious, 4–8 mm long # 3–6 mm wide.