Angiospermae - Laurales - Lauraceae
Full reference: R. C. Mehrotra, D. L. Dilcher, and T. A. Lott. 2009. Notes on elements of the Oligocene flora from the Makum Coalfield, Assam, India. The Palaeobotanist 58(1-3):1-9
Belongs to Daphnogene according to P. Adhikari et al. 2018
See also Mehrotra et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Daphnogene anglica, Daphnogene cinnamomeifolia, Daphnogene elegans, Daphnogene heerii
Type specimen: Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, BSIP 39292, a leaf. Its type locality is Makum Coalfield, which is in an Oligocene marine sandstone in the Tikak Parbat Formation of India.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Miocene of Nepal (1 collection)
• Oligocene of India (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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