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Syzygium paleosalicifolium
Syzygium paleosalicifolium Sadanand bis, H. Bhatia, G. Srivast. in Sadanand bis, H. Bhatia, Pur. Adhikari, R. Srivast., G. Srivast. J. Palaeogeogr., 15(2(100343)): 4. 6 Feb 2026
- Name
- Syzygium paleosalicifolium
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Syzygium
- Authors (Name)
- Sadanand
Bhatia H.
Srivastava G.
- Authors (Pub.)
- Sadanand
Bhatia H.
Adhikari P.
Srivastava R.
Srivastava G.
- Publication
- Miocene Syzygium Gaertn. (Myrtaceae) from India and its ancestral lineages from Gondwanaland [2026/2]
- Journal
- Journal of Palaeogeography
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 2(100343)
- Page number
- 4
- Year
- 2026
- Fossil Status
- leaves
- Stratigraphy
- Miocene
- Strat. comment
- Kasauli Formation
- Location
- Near Water tank area, GarkhalMadhiyana road, Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Paleoregion
- Eurasia (Indostan)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow, India
- Repository Number
- BSIP 42423
Data for Paratypus
- Repository
- Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow, India
- Repository Number
- BSIP 42424, BSIP 42425, BSIP 42426, BSIP 42427, BSIP 42428, BSIP 42429, BSIP 42430, BSIP 42431, BSIP 42432, BSIP 42433
- Diagnosis
- Leaf size microphyll, shape narrow elliptic, nearly symmetrical, apex seemingly acuminate, base acute and straight to convex; primary (1◦) venation pinnate; secondary veins brochidodromous forming an intramarginal vein, distance between two secondary (2◦) veins irregular, ranging from 2 mm to 4.8 mm, intersecondary veins present; intercoastal tertiary (3◦) veins random reticulate.
