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Ougenioxylon chinjiense
Ougenioxylon chinjiense Soomro, Arain, Rajput Amer. J. Pl. Sci., 5(26): 3747. Dec 2014
- Name
- Ougenioxylon chinjiense
- Rank
- Species
- Original spelling
- chinjiensis
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Ougenioxylon
- Authors (Pub.)
- Soomro N.
Arain B. A.
Rajput M. T. M.
- Publication
- Ougenioxylon chinjiensis sp. nov., a new fossil species of the family Leguminosae from Chinji Formation Salt Range, Punjab Pakistan [2014/12]
- Journal
- American Journal of Plant Sciences
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 26
- Page number
- 3747
- Year
- 2014
- Fossil Status
- stems (wood)
- Stratigraphy
- Miocene
- Strat. comment
- Chinji Formation
- Location
- Thati Rest House, Chinji National Park, district Khushab, Punjab, Pakistan
- Paleoregion
- Eurasia (Indostan)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- Paleobotany Museum, Institute of Plant Science, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan
- Repository Number
- Basir Ahmed Arain, TR20, 1993
- Diagnosis
- Wood diffuse porous. Growth rings distinct. Vessel small to medium sized, mostly solitary as well as in radial multiples of 2 cells, t.d. 40 - 130 µm, 3 - 7 per sq. mm, r.d. 60 - 297 µm vessel members storied, short with
truncated or tailed ends perforation simple intervessel pit pairs small perforation simple; intervessel pit small to medium sized, simple, alternate, circular and crowded. Tylosis absent. Parenchyma paratracheal and apotracheal parenchyma paratracheal parenchyma copious, vasicentric to aliform few aliform-confluent, apotracheal parenchyma diffuse as scattered cells and terminal, xylem rays 1 - 3 mostly Biseriate, 12 - 18 per mm, 10 - 25 cells high; ray tissue homogeneous ray homocellular cells, consisting of procumbent cells. Fibres mostly libriform small, polygonal, septate, thick walled, 5-10 µm in diameter.
