Palmocarpon splendidum sp. nov. from the deccan intertrappean beds of mohgaonkalan, chhindwara district, M.P.

B.S. Trivedi; R. Chandra

doi:10.54991/jop.1971.915

Authors

B.S. Trivedi Botany Department, Lucknow University, Lucknow
R. Chandra Botany Department, Lucknow University, Lucknow

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1971.915

Abstract

A fossil fruit, Palmocarpon splendidum sp. novo has been described from Mohgaon Kalan (22°1' N; 79°11' E) the well known locality of the Deccan Intertrappean series, in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh. The palm fruit is well preserved to reveal its anatomical details and has been referred to the form genus Palmocarpon Lesquereux.

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