A fossil palm fruit Hyphaeneocarpon indicum gen. et sp. nov. from the Deccan Intertrappean Beds, India

M.B. Bande; U. Prakash; K. Ambwani

doi:10.54991/jop.1982.1457

A fossil palm fruit Hyphaeneocarpon indicum gen. et sp. nov. from the Deccan Intertrappean Beds, India

Authors

M.B. Bande Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
U. Prakash Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India
K. Ambwani Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1982.1457

Keywords:

Silicified palm fruit, Hyphaeneocarpon, Palmae, Deccan Intertrappean beds, India

Abstract

A silicified palm fruit collected from the Deccan Intertrappean beds near Shahpura in Mandla District of Madhya Pradesh has been described. It shows close resemblance with the fruits of modern Hyphaene Gaertn., and has been described under a new genus Hyphaeneocarpon, instituted to include fossil fruits belonging to the modern taxa of Hyphaene alliance of Borassoid group of palms.

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Published

1982-12-31

How to Cite

Bande, M., Prakash, U., & Ambwani, K. (1982). A fossil palm fruit Hyphaeneocarpon indicum gen. et sp. nov. from the Deccan Intertrappean Beds, India. Journal of Palaeosciences, 30, 303–309. https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1982.1457