Daphnogene makumensis Mehrotra et al. 2009 (laurel)

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

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