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Xingxueanthus

Genus Xingxueanthus X. Wang, S.-Jun Wang Acta Geol. Sin. Engl. Ed., 84(1): 50. Feb 2010
Name
Xingxueanthus
Rank
Genus
Authors (Pub.)
Wang X. Wang S.-J.  
Publication
Xingxueanthus: an enigmatic Jurassic seed plant and its implications for the origin of angiospermy [2010/2]
Journal
Acta Geologica Sinica
Volume
84
Issue
1
Page number
50
Year
2010
Parent Taxon
[Phylum] Gnetophyta
Fossil Status
reproductive organs
Type
Xingxueanthus sinensis
Diagnosis
Numerous female units spirally arranged along an axis forming an “inflorescence”. Each female unit in axil of a bract, composed of an ovule-container and a style-like projection at the top. Ovules arranged spirally along a vertical column within the ovule-container.
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