Sapindoxylon indicum sp. nov., a new fossil wood from the Tertiary beds of South India

G.K.B. Navale

doi:10.54991/jop.1956.489

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G.K.B. Navale Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53 University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

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https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1956.489

Abstract

A new species of fossil dicot-wood from the Tertiary beds of South India is described in detail and named Sapindoxylon indicum sp. nov The genus Sapindoxylon is reported for the first time from India.

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