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Berberis wuyunensis
Berberis wuyunensis Y.-L. Li, Z. Kvaček, D.K. Ferguson, C.-S. Li, J. Yang, T.-S. Ying, Ablajev, H.-M. Liu Rev. Palaeobot. Palynol., 160(1-2): 11. Apr 2010
- Name
- Berberis wuyunensis
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Berberis
- Authors (Pub.)
- Li Y.-L.
Kvaček Z.
Ferguson D. K.
Li C.-S.
Yang J.
Ying T.-S.
Ablajev A. G.
Liu H.-M.
- Publication
- The fossil record of Berberis (Berberidaceae) from the Palaeocene of NE China and interpretations of the evolution and phytogeography of the genus [2010/4]
- Journal
- Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
- Volume
- 160
- Issue
- 1-2
- Page number
- 11
- Year
- 2010
- Fossil Status
- leaves
- Stratigraphy
- Paleocene
- Strat. comment
- Wuyun Formation
- Location
- Wuyun coal mine, Jiayin County, Heilongjiang Province, NE China
- Paleoregion
- Eurasia (Far East)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- National Museum of Plant History of China, Institute of Botany, Beijing, China
- Repository Number
- wy-2006-101
- Diagnosis
- Leaf simple, symmetrical, lamina oblong. Leaf margin serrate, with simple spinose teeth, which are fine, apical side concave, basal side straight, sinuses rounded. Leaf apex rounded. Leaf base cuneate. Venation pinnate; primary vein thick, straight or slightly curved. Secondary veins festooned brochidodromous. Intersecondary veins fusing with secondary veins. Tertiary veins forming a randomly reticulate pattern, tertiary vein angle inconsistent. Quaternary veins forming areoles, areoles imperfect, irregularly polygonal, veinlets free, three times branched. Marginal ultimate veins looped.
