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Kapgateanthus intertrappeus
Kapgateanthus intertrappeus P.A. Paliwal Int. Res. J. Engin. Technol., 7(10): 1034. Oct 2020
- Name
- Kapgateanthus intertrappeus
- Rank
- Species
- Original spelling
- intertrappea
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Kapgateanthus
- Authors (Pub.)
- Paliwal P. A.
- Publication
- A new petrified pentacarpellary flower “Kapgateanthus intertrappea”
from the Deccan Intertrappean Beds of Mohgaonkalan, M. P. India [2020/10]
- Journal
- International Research Journal of Engineering & Technology
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 10
- Page number
- 1034
- Year
- 2020
- Fossil Status
- flowers
- Stratigraphy
- Maastrichtian
- Strat. comment
- Deccan Intertrappean
- Location
- Mohgaonkalan, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Paleoregion
- Gondwana (Indostan)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- Botany Department, J.M. Patel College, Bhandara, India
- Repository Number
- PAP/ Ang / Dflr-1.
- Diagnosis
- The present flower from its oblique transverse section appears to be the medieum in size among the flowers reported from the Deccan Intertrappean series. It is 1.20 X 1.25 mm in diameter at apical region, 2.20 X 2.35 mm in diameter at middle and 1.50 X 1.65 mm in diameter towards basal region, globular in shape. Swollen at middle and tapering at its ends indicate its companulate shape. The flower is ebractiate and ebractiolate, actinomorphic, unisexual, pentamerous, polytepalous and hypogynous. The perianth lobes are five in numbers arranged in single whorl i.e. uniseriate. The single whorl contains five members may be termed as tepals. Stamens are not observed, so the flower is unisexual female flower. Gynoecium is pentacarpellary, syncarpous with superior, pentalocular ovary. Each locule contains two ovule in it with axile placentation. Ovary wall is hairy and pentangular consist of long hairs on ovary wall.
