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Julianiophyllum mohgaonense
Julianiophyllum mohgaonense Ukey Int. J. Scient. Res. Sci. Technol., 9(5): 190. 13 Sep 2021
- Name
- Julianiophyllum mohgaonense
- Rank
- Species
- Original spelling
- mohgaonensis
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Julianiophyllum
- Authors (Pub.)
- Ukey R. W.
- Publication
- A report of dicot leaf Julianiophyllum mohgaonensis from Deccan
Intertrappean beds of Mohgaon Kalan, Madhya Pradesh, India [2021/9]
- Journal
- International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 5
- Page number
- 190
- Year
- 2021
- Fossil Status
- leaves
- Stratigraphy
- Maastrichtian
- Strat. comment
- Deccan Intertrappean
- Location
- Mohgaonkalan, Kirnapur Tehsil, Balaghat District, Madhya Pradesh State, India
- Paleoregion
- Gondwana (Indostan)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- Botany Department, J.M. Patel College, Bhandara, India
- Repository Number
- RWU/Dicot Lf./29
- Diagnosis
- Dicotyledonous, dorsiventral, bifacial leaf measuring 5 mm in width, left arm 1.5 mm in width and 200 m in thickness while right arm is completely preserved 3 mm thick and shows blunt end; the midrib region, is 500 700 m thick, the left side lamina shows a single 220 m thick lateral vein; epidermis single layered with parenchymatous cells, epidermal outgrowth and hypodermis absent, stomata-like gaps restricted in the lower epidermis only; mesophyll differentiated into upper palisade tissue and lower spongy tissue, cells of palisade parenchyma measure about 30 to 45µm in height and 12- 20µm in breadth are compactly arranged, 2-3 layered towards the upper epidermis and single layered toward lower epidermis; spongy parenchyma are flattened, 3 to 5 layers loosely arranged cells with intercellular spaces, bounded on lower side by single layered epidermis;
few secretary canal like cavities present in mesophyll tissue; large and triangular midrib measures 700 × 500µm in size; vascular bundle is conjoint, collateral and without distinct bundle sheath, saucer shape in outline; phloem is preserved towards the lower side and xylem is faces the upper side.
