Palmophyllum Dakshinense sp. nov. a Petrified Fragment of a Palm Leaf the Deccan Intertrappean Beds

Abstract

Transverse sections of the lamina of a fragmentary petrified monocot leaf are described in detail. As it shows many palm lamina characters it is referred to the genus Palmophyllum with a slight emendment of the diagnosis of the genus and is designated Palmophyllum dakshinense.