Fossil wood belonging to Sterculiaceae and Lythraceae from the Cuddalore series of Pondicherry

N. Awasthi

doi:10.54991/jop.1978.1088

Authors

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

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1978.1088

Keywords:

Xylotomy, Sterculiaceae, Lythraceae, Petrified woods, Mio-Pliocene, Cuddalore Series, India

Abstract

Two petrified woods from the Cuddalore Series near Pondicherry are described. One of these shows closest resemblance with the woods of Sterculiaceae and the other with those of Lagerstroemia of Lythraceae. They have been named as Sterculioxylon pondicherriense sp. nov. and Lagerstroemioxylon arcotense sp. nov. respectively.

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