Banksieaephyllum taylorii

Name

Banksieaephyllum taylorii

Rank

Species

Generic Name

[Genus] Banksieaephyllum

Authors (Pub.)

Carpenter R. J. Jordan G. J. Hill R. S.  

Publication

Banksieaephyllum taylorii (Proteaceae) from the Late Paleocene of New South Wales and its relevance to the origin of Australia's scleromorphic flora [1994/8]

Journal

Australian Systematic Botany

Volume

7

Issue

4

Page number

389

Year

1994

Fossil Status

leaves

Stratigraphy

Paleocene

Location

Lake Bungarby, south-eastern New South Wales, Australia

Paleoregion

Australia

Data for Holotypus

Repository

University of Tasmania, Department of Plant Sciences, Hobart, Australia

Repository Number

LB-052

Num

fig. 1

Pub.

Banksieaephyllum taylorii (Proteaceae) from the Late Paleocene of New South Wales and its relevance to the origin of Australia's scleromorphic flora [1994/8]

Diagnosis

Leaves pinnately lobed, apical side of lobe straight, basal side acuminate. Stomates superficial, small, about 20 μm long x 15 μm wide. Trichome bases of two types on abaxial surface, thickened cylindrical bases associated with one epidermal cell, larger diameter bases associated with up to four cells. Papillae and striations absent from both surfaces.