Surangepushpam deccani

Name

Surangepushpam deccani

Rank

Species

Original spelling

deccanii

Generic Name

[Genus] Surangepushpam

Authors (Pub.)

Lanjewar S. G. Puranik S. D. Sakundarwar R. S.  

Publication

A fossil flower, Surangepushpam deccanii gen. et. sp. nov. from the Deccan Intertrappean of Mohgaokalan M. P. India [2015/11]

Journal

International Journal of Researches in Biosciences, Agriculture & Technology

Volume

2

Issue

7

Page number

330

Year

2015

Fossil Status

flowers

Stratigraphy

Maastrichtian

Strat. comment

Deccan Intertrappean

Location

Mohgaon Kalan, Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh, India

Paleoregion

Eurasia (Indostan)

Data for Holotypus

Repository Number

not specified

Num

figs. 1-7

Pub.

A fossil flower, Surangepushpam deccanii gen. et. sp. nov. from the Deccan Intertrappean of Mohgaokalan M. P. India [2015/11]

Diagnosis

Flower small, about 3 mm long, 2.2 mm broad, sessile, zygomorphic, bisexual, hypogynous; periath 2 whorled, fused at base, valvate, outer whorl cells parechymatous, measure 43-71 um. In diamere, inner whorl cells thick walled, averaging 57 um in diametere. Contents brownish, glandular structures on inner whorl, vascular bundles with groups of 8-10 vessels; Androeciumstamens 4, in 2 tiers, epipetalous, measures 0.64×0.74 mm, oblong, introse, anthers bilobed, 4-locular, dorsifixed, dehiscense probably by longitudinal slits, filaments short 0.18mm. long, pollen sac measures 0.15 mm × 0.07 mm, outer layer epidermis, inner endothecium cells 15-45 um in diameter, pollen grains triangular, double walled, exined distinguished into sexine, nexine, intine a thick layer, each pollen grian tricolporate, syncolpate, prolate, psilate, 22 × 13.5 um in size ; gynoecium elongated, measures 0.93 mm. × 0.81 mm. superior, gynophores pronounced, 0.20 mm × 0.24 mm insizem ovules indistinct, placentation axile, style simple, 0.65 × 0.28 mm in size, solid stigma conical, measuring 0.36 × 0.49 mm., stigmatic surface smooth, outer layer consists of radially elongated cells, contents brownish, glandular.