Actinostelopteris Pakurense gen. et sp. nov, from the Rajmahal Hills, India

B.D. Sharma; D.R. Bohra

doi:10.54991/jop.1974.951

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B.D. Sharma Department of Botany, University of Jodhpur, Jodhpur, India
D.R. Bohra Department of Botany, University of Jodhpur, Jodhpur, India

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https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1974.951

Abstract

Description is given of an interesting plant collected recently from a newly discovered locality of Pakur in the Rajmahal Hills. Vascular cylinder is actinostelic with mesarch protoxylem points. Leaf trace is C-shaped with an adaxial concavity. Outer surface of stem is covered with multicellular scales. Relationships of the new material are discussed with allied families of pteridophytes.

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