Angiospermae - Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Synonyms: Amomum sheppyense Ettinghausen and Gardner 1879, Amomum stenocarpum Ettingshausen 1879, Apeibopsis gigantea Fraas 1867, Burtinia cocoides Ettingshausen 1852, Castellinia ambigua Massalongo 1858, Castellinia compressa Massalongo 1858, Castellinia elliptica Massalongo 1858, Castellinia incurva Massalongo 1852, Castellinia subrotunda Massalongo 1852, Castellinia zignoana Massalongo 1852, Cocos parkinsonis Bowerbank 1840, Fracastoria anguria Massalongo 1858, Fracastoria citriformis Massalongo 1858, Fracastoria citrullus Massalongo 1858, Fracastoria cucurbitina Massalongo 1858, Fracastoria gastrioides Massalongo 1858, Fracastoria gigantea Massalongo 1858, Fracastoria lagenaria Massalongo 1858, Fracastoria megapepo Massalongo 1858, Fracastoria melo Massalongo 1858, Fracastoria pomiformis Massalongo 1858, Fracastoria pyramidalis Massalongo 1858, Fracastoria pyriformis Massalongo 1858, Fracastoria rotunda Massalongo 1858, Fracastoria zignoana Massalongo 1858, Nipa elliptica Bowerbank 1840, Nipa hindi Rode 1933, Nipa lanceolata Bowerbank 1840, Nipa parkinsonis Bowerbank 1840, Nipa pernambucensis Dolianiti 1955, Nipa semiteres Bowerbank 1840, Nipadites acutus Bowerbank 1840, Nipadites borneensis Kräusel 1923, Nipadites bowerbankii Ettingshausen 1852, Nipadites clavatus Bowerbank 1840, Nipadites cordiformis Bowerbank 1840, Nipadites crassus Bowerbank 1840, Nipadites ellipticus Bowerbank 1840, Nipadites giganteus Bowerbank 1840, Nipadites heberti Watelet 1866, Nipadites lanceolatus Bowerbank 1840, Nipadites parkinsonis Bowerbank 1840, Nipadites pruniformis Bowerbank 1840, Nipadites pyramidalis Bowerbank 1840, Nipadites semiteres Bowerbank 1840, Nipadites sickenbergeri Bonnet 1904, Nipadites turgidus Bowerbank 1840, Nipadites umbonatus Bowerbank 1840, Palaeokeura cretaceum Miguel 1853, Pandanocarpum oblongum Brongniart 1828, Rubiaceocarpum markgrafi Kraeusel 1939
Belongs to Nypa according to R. C. Mehrotra et al. 2003
See also Andrews 1970, Arnold 1952, Bowerbank 1840, Chauhan 1991, Ettinghausen 1880 and Tralau 1964
Sister taxa: Nypa australis, Nypa burtini, Nypa hindi, Nypa sahnii
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Quaternary of India (1 collection)
• Miocene of India (1)
• Oligocene of India (1)
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1)
• Cretaceous of India (1)
Total: 5 collections including 22 occurrences
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