Morrisia, a new genus of Cycadophytic fronds from the Rajmahal Hills, Bihar

M.N. Bose

doi:10.54991/jop.1958.567

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M.N. Bose Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

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https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1958.567

Abstract

Under the genus Morrisia are placed those pinnate leaves of Taeniopteris mcclellandi (OLDHAM & MORRIS), which were earlier described by Oldham and Morris (1863) as Stangerites mcclellandi. In addition to the old specimens of Oldham and Morris a few new specimens collected from Bindraban and Sakrigalighat in the Rajmahal Hills, Bihar, during the years 1954-1956 are also described.

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