Saururus tuckerae

Name

Saururus tuckerae

Rank

Species

Generic Name

[Genus] Saururus

Authors (Pub.)

Smith S. Y. Stockey R. A.  

Publication

Establishing a fossil record for the perianthless Piperales: Saururus tuckerae sp. nov. (Saururaceae) from the MiddleEocene Princeton Chert [2007/10]

Journal

American Journal of Botany

Volume

94

Issue

10

Page number

1643

Year

2007

Fossil Status

inflorescences

Stratigraphy

Ypresian

Strat. comment

Allenby Formation

Location

Princeton Chert, east bank of the Similkameen River, ca. 8.4 km south of Princeton, British Columbia, Canada

Paleoregion

America (North)

Data for Holotypus

Repository Number

P1631 Bbot a

Num

1-5

Pub.

Establishing a fossil record for the perianthless Piperales: Saururus tuckerae sp. nov. (Saururaceae) from the MiddleEocene Princeton Chert [2007/10]

Data for Paratypus

Repository Number

P1631 Btop a, Btop b, Btop f, Btop h, Bbot c, Cbot e; P5831 Bbot; P5839 A; P5937 Gbot b; P5991 B

Num

Figs. 8–15, 21, 22, 26, 29–35

Pub.

Establishing a fossil record for the perianthless Piperales: Saururus tuckerae sp. nov. (Saururaceae) from the MiddleEocene Princeton Chert [2007/10]

Diagnosis

Inflorescence a raceme, at least 2.9 mm long and 1.0 mm diam. Flowers ca. 0.8 mm diam. Subtending bract, cup-shaped, ovate; flower-bract stalk and pedicel present. Perianth absent. Stamens five, adnate to carpels, up to 0.8 mm long, tetrasporangiate, with latrorse longitudinal dehiscence. Pollen 6–11 um, monosulcate, boat-shapedelliptic; sculpturing punctate. Carpels four, basally connate, tapering at apex, up to 1.2 mm long, 0.4 mm wide. Styles one per carpel, recurved. Seeds one per carpel, attached marginally near base.