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Disencyclocyticutis dilcheri
Disencyclocyticutis dilcheri R. Tewari, Mand., R.C. Mehrotra J. Appl. Biosci., 31(2): 99. Dec 2005
- Name
- Disencyclocyticutis dilcheri
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Disencyclocyticutis
- Authors (Pub.)
- Tewari R.
Mandaokar B. D.
Mehrotra R. C.
- Publication
- Fossil cuticles from the Oligocene sediments of northeast India [2005/12]
- Journal
- Journal of applied bioscience
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 2
- Page number
- 99
- Year
- 2005
- Fossil Status
- leaves (cuticles)
- Stratigraphy
- Chattian
- Strat. comment
- Tikak Parbat Formation
- Location
- Jeypore Colliery, Sibsagar District, Assam, India
- Paleoregion
- Eurasia (Indostan)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow, India
- Repository Number
- Slide No. BSIP 12995
- Diagnosis
- Cells undifferentiated into veins and mesh areas, elongate, polygonal to irregular, arranged irregularly, 8-30 x 4-12 um in size; anticlinal walls of the cells straight to slightly arched, 0.5 um wide, surface walls usually smooth, sometimes granulate; stomata oval to circular, cyclocytic or intermediate between laterocytic and cyclocytic, superficial, 12-20 x 10-18 um in size, irregular in distibution and orientation, guard cells kidney shaped, 12-20 x 2-6 um in size, width of guard cell walls 0.5 um, weakly developed 'T’ pieces present on poles, stomatal slit linear, mostly closed, 8-12 x 0.5-3 um, stomatal index varying from 8.5 to 11, rarely wrinkled, angular idioblast cells present, 10 x 8 um in size.
