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Musopsis

Genus Musopsis A. Boyd Amer. J. Bot., 79(12): 1362. 29 Dec 1992
Name
Musopsis
Rank
Genus
Authors (Pub.)
Boyd A. E.  
Publication
Musopsis n. gen.: a banana-like leaf genus from the Early Tertiary of Eastern North Greenland [1992/12]
Journal
American Journal of Botany
Volume
79
Issue
12
Page number
1362
Year
1992
Parent Taxon
[Family] Musaceae
Fossil Status
leaves
Type
Musopsis groenlandica
Diagnosis
Leaves with costae widths greater than 1.5 cm, seven vein orders (A-G) departing costa at near perpendicular angles; veins paralleling costa some distance before departing, straight course after departure until reaching margin then curving apically, parallel, vein order alternating in placement (configuration of vein orders as that in Fig. 3a) except vein order G, three to seven G order veins occurring between any vein pair of higher-order; cross veins present or absent, when present connecting adjacent vein orders, passing over only weakest vein order G.
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