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Divisestylus longistamineus
Divisestylus longistamineus Hermsen, Gandolfo, Nixon, Crepet Amer. J. Bot., 90(9): 1379. 15 Sep 2003
- Name
- Divisestylus longistamineus
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Divisestylus
- Authors (Pub.)
- Hermsen E. J.
Gandolfo M. A.
Nixon K. C.
Crepet W. L.
- Publication
- Divisestylus gen. nov. (aff. Iteaceae), a fossil saxifrage from the Late Cretaceous of New Jersey, USA [2003/9]
- Journal
- American Journal of Botany
- Volume
- 90
- Issue
- 9
- Page number
- 1379
- Year
- 2003
- Fossil Status
- flowers (bisexual)
- Stratigraphy
- Turonian
- Strat. comment
- South Amboy Fire Clay, Raritan Formation
- Location
- Old Crossman Clay Pit, Sayreville, New Jersey, USA
- Paleoregion
- America (North)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- L. H. Bailey Hortorium Paleobotanical Collection, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA
- Repository Number
- CUPC 1349
Data for Paratypus
- Repository
- L. H. Bailey Hortorium Paleobotanical Collection, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA
- Repository Number
- CUPC 1350–1355, 1357, 1361–1399
- Diagnosis
- Petals with acute trichomes on their abaxial surfaces; androecium of ribbonlike structures possibly representing stamens or staminodes, anthers unknown; styles appressed to widely spaced, bearing flat trichomes distal to the region of papillate tissue and protruding above the tips of the erect sepal lobes.
