Podostrobus gen. nov., A Petrified Podocarpaceous Male Cone from Rajmahal Hills, India

A.R. Rao; M.N. Bose

doi:10.54991/jop.1970.856

Authors

A.R. Rao Department of Botany, Bangalore University, Bangalore
M.N. Bose Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53, University Road, Lucknow 226007, India

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https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1970.856

Abstract

Podostrobus gen. nov. is based on the specimens previously described as Masculosfrobus rajmahalensis, M. podocarpoides and M. sahnii. The microsporangia in these cones are with bi- or trisaccate pollen grains.

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