Ailanthoxylon pondicherriense sp.nov. from Tertiary beds of the Cuddalore series near Pondicherry, India

G.K.B. Navale

doi:10.54991/jop.1963.644

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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.1963.644

Abstract

The present paper deals with the structural details of a new fossil dicotyledonous wood. The anatomical characters of the fossil reveal its resemblances with the modern wood of Ailanthus belonging to the family Simaroubaceae.

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