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Perseanthus
Genus Perseanthus Herendeen, Crepet, Nixon Pl. Syst. Evol., 189(1–2): 31. Mar 1994
- Name
- Perseanthus
- Rank
- Genus
- Authors (Pub.)
- Herendeen P. S.
Crepet W. L.
Nixon K. C.
- Publication
- Fossil flowers and pollen of Lauraceae from the Upper Cretaceous of New Jersey [1994/3]
- Journal
- Plant Systematics and Evolution
- Volume
- 189
- Issue
- 1–2
- Page number
- 31
- Year
- 1994
- Parent Taxon
- [Family] Lauraceae
- Fossil Status
- flowers (bisexual)
- Type
- Perseanthus crossmanensis
- Diagnosis
- Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic, trimerous; perianth two series of three tepals, outer tepals smaller than inner tepals, abaxial surfaces pubescent, adaxial surfaces glabrous; hypanthium very short; androecium of three cycles of three stamens, filaments free, third cycle from outside bearing paired substipitate appendages, fourth (innermost) cycle of three staminodes; single carpel with superior ovary bearing single ovule, ovary densely covered with simple trichomes.
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