Wood of Bauhinia from the Siwalik beds of Uttar Pradesh, India

U. Prakash; M. Prasad

doi:10.54991/jop.1984.1372

Wood of Bauhinia from the Siwalik beds of Uttar Pradesh, India

Authors

U. Prakash Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
M. Prasad Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1984.1372

Keywords:

Xylotomy, Bauhinium, Lower Siwalik beds, Miocene (India)

Abstract

A fossils wood of Bauhinia, Bauhinium palaeomalabaricum sp. nov., is being described from the Lower Siwalik beds of Kalagarh in Pauri Garhwal District. It resembles the modern taxon, Bauhinia malabarica Roxb. which is widely distributed in the deciduous forests of almost all the states of India and Burma. It also grows in the forests of the Siwalik Range.

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Published

1984-12-31

How to Cite

Prakash, U., & Prasad, M. (1984). Wood of Bauhinia from the Siwalik beds of Uttar Pradesh, India. Journal of Palaeosciences, 32((1-3), 140–145. https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1984.1372