Fossil fruit of Hibiscus esculentus L. of family Malvaceae from Deccan Intertrappean cherts of India

V.D. Kapgate

doi:10.54991/jop.2017.286

Authors

V.D. Kapgate Department of Botany, D.D. Bhoyar Arts & Science College, Mouda (M.S.) 441104, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.2017.286

Keywords:

Dicot, Fruit, Hibiscus esculentus, Malvaceae, Deccan Intertrappean, Mohgaonkalan, Madhya Pradesh

Abstract

Malvaceous fossil fruit belonging to the genus Hibiscus esculentus L. is reported from the Deccan Intertrappean exposures of Mohgaonkalan, Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh, India. The fruit is characterized by pentalocular, pentangular, pentaribbed dicot five seeded capsule with loculicidal dehiscence.

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