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Bowenia johnsonii
Bowenia johnsonii R.S. Hill, K.E. Hill, R.J. Carp., G.J. Jord. Int. J. Pl. Sci., 2019, 180(2): 000 [9] 137. 26 Dec 2018
- Name
- Bowenia johnsonii
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Bowenia
- Authors (Pub.)
- Hill R. S.
Hill K. E.
Carpenter R. J.
Jordan G. J.
- Publication
- New macrofossils of the Australian cycad Bowenia and their significance in reconstructing the past morphological range of the genus [2018/12]
- Journal
- International Journal of Plant Sciences
- Annee/Jahrgang
- 2019
- Volume
- 180
- Issue
- 2
- Page number
- 000 [9] 137
- Year
- 2018
- Fossil Status
- foliage
- Stratigraphy
- Ypresian
- Location
- Lowana Road, southwestern Tasmania, Australia (lat. 427110S, long. 1457220E)
- Paleoregion
- Australia
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- University of Tasmania, Department of Plant Sciences, Hobart, Australia
- Repository Number
- LO-4
- Diagnosis
- Bowenia fossils without evidence of reproductive structures. Pinnules 94 (77–104) mm long, 29 (21–34) mm wide, midvein absent, veins terminating in small rounded teeth. Trichome bases rare on epidermis, papillae absent.