Musophyllum indicum sp. nov. - A leaf impression resembling Banana leaf from the Deccan Intertrapean series, India
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Leaf impression, Musaceae, Deccan Intertrappean Series (India)Abstract
A fossil leaf closely comparable to the leaf of Musa ornata is described here from the Deccan Intertrappean beds of Mohgaon Kalan. It further adds to the evidence in favour of the presence of banana in India during the Early Eocene times.
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