Fossil woods of Kingiodendron and Bauhinia from the Namsang beds of Deomali, Arunachal Pradesh

N. Awasthi; U. Prakash

doi:10.54991/jop.1986.1526

Fossil woods of Kingiodendron and Bauhinia from the Namsang beds of Deomali, Arunachal Pradesh

Authors

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

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1986.1526

Keywords:

Xylotomy, Leguminous woods, Namsang beds, Mio-Pliocene (India)

Abstract

Two fossil woods resembling those of Kingiodendron Harms and Bauhinia Linn. of the family Leguminosae are described from the Namsang beds (Mio-Pliocene) exposed along Namsang River at Deomali in Arunachal Pradesh. They have been named as Kingiodendron prepinnatum sp. nov. and Bauhinia deomalica sp. nov. respectively.

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Published

1986-12-31

How to Cite

Awasthi, N., & Prakash, U. (1986). Fossil woods of Kingiodendron and Bauhinia from the Namsang beds of Deomali, Arunachal Pradesh. Journal of Palaeosciences, 35((1-3), 178–183. https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1986.1526