Sabalocaulon intertrappeum gen. et sp. nov. from the Deccan Intertrappean beds of Madhya Pradesh, India

B.S. Trivedi; C.L. Verma

doi:10.54991/jop.1981.1421

Authors

B.S. Trivedi Botany Department, Lucknow University, Lucknow 226007, India
C.L. Verma Botany Department, Lucknow University, Lucknow 226007, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1981.1421

Keywords:

Anatomy, Sabalocaulon, Petrified axis, Palmae, Eocene, Deccan lntertrappean Series, India

Abstract

Petrified fossil axis belonging to sabaloid palms shows distinct epidermis, hypodermis, and central region and is characterized by prominent lacunar ground tissue. Affinities with the known fossils of Palmocaulon and with the living members of Palmae have also been discussed in detail. Anatomical details suggest that it shows close affinity with the basal part of the leaf axis of Sabal of the family Palmae.

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