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Phoenix windmillis
Phoenix windmillis S.E. Allen Int. J. Pl. Sci., 176(6): 589. 18 May 2015
- Name
- Phoenix windmillis
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Phoenix
- Authors (Pub.)
- Allen S. E.
- Publication
- Fossil palm flowers from the Eocene of the Rocky Mountain Region with affinities to Phoenix L. (Arecaceae: Coryphoideae) [2015/5]
- Journal
- International Journal of Plant Sciences
- Volume
- 176
- Issue
- 6
- Page number
- 589
- Year
- 2015
- Fossil Status
- flowers
- Stratigraphy
- Ypresian
- Strat. comment
- Laney Member, Green River Formation
- Location
- Barrel Springs I near Wamsutter, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA
- Paleoregion
- America (North)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, USA
- Repository Number
- UF18150-56374
Data for Paratypus
- Repository
- Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, USA
- Repository Number
- UF15761N-57347, UF15761N-57363, UF1576 1N-57365, UF18150-56377, UCMP391008
- Diagnosis
- Flowers actinomorphic, 6.6–9 mm in diameter; perianth differentiated into three small distinct triangular sepals (0.8–2.1 mm long) in the outer whorl and three distinct elliptical petals (2.8–6.1 mm long) in the inner whorl; androecium of six large elongate stamens; in situ pollen monosulcate; globose to boat shaped (20.9–39.1 mm, average 27.6 mm) with a finely reticulate exine.
