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Nelumbo endoana

Nelumbo endoana Ôishi, Huzioka in Tanai J. Fac. Sci. Hokkaido Univ., Ser. 4, Geol., 11(2): 323. 20 Mar 1961
Name
Nelumbo endoana
Rank
Species
Generic Name
[Genus] Nelumbo
Authors (Name)
Ôishi S. Huzioka K.  
Authors (Pub.)
Tanai T.  
Publication
Neogene floral change in Japan [1961/3]
Journal
Journal of the Faculty of Science of the Hokkaido University
Volume
11
Issue
2
Page number
323
Year
1961
Parent Taxon
[Genus] Nelumbo
Fossil Status
leaves
Stratigraphy
Miocene
Location
Sakipempetsu, Ashibetsu City, Hokkaido, Japan
Paleoregion
Eurasia (Japanese Archipelago)
Data for Holotypus
Repository
National Museum of Nature and Science, Palaeobotany Collection, Tokyo, Japan
Repository Number
UHR-15127
Diagnosis
Leaves orbicular in general outline, more than 30cm in diameter (estimated) , peltate ; primary nerves rather slender, straightly radiating from the center of the Ieaf, commonly 21 in number, dichotomously forking 3 or 4 times, the first dichotomy is about one-seeond distance to the margin; the angles of dichotomies are about 30 degrees; marginal dichotomy is tiny, ultimate forked primaries forming large networks ; areolation very fi"e but distinct ; marin entire, frequently undulate ; texture eoriaceous ; petiole stout, about 1 cm wide in compressed materials.

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