Two new Dipterocarpaceous woods from the Cuddalore series near Pondicherry

N. Awasthi

doi:10.54991/jop.1977.1068

Authors

N. Awasthi Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1977.1068

Keywords:

Dipterocarpaceous woods, Cuddalore Series, Mio-Pliocene, Pondicherry (India)

Abstract

Two new fossil dipterocarpaceous woods have been described from Murattandichavadi near Pondicherry. These show close resemblance with those of Dipterocarpus and Hopea and hence named as Dipterocarpoxylon arcotense sp. nov. and Hopenium pondicherriense gen. et sp. nov. respectively.

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