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Gnetalophyllum deccani
Gnetalophyllum deccani Narkhede, Khursel IOSR J. Pharm. & Biol. Sci., 6(6): 9. Jul - Aug 2013
- Name
- Gnetalophyllum deccani
- Rank
- Species
- Original spelling
- Gentalophyllum deccanii
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Gnetalophyllum
- Authors (Pub.)
- Narkhede S. D.
Khursel A. S.
- Publication
- A fossil gymnospermous leaf Gnetalophyllum deccanii gen. et sp. nov. from the Deccan Intertrappean beds of Mohgaonkalan, M.P., India [2013/7-8]
- Journal
- IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 6
- Page number
- 9
- Year
- 2013
- Fossil Status
- foliage
- Stratigraphy
- Maastrichtian
- Strat. comment
- Deccan Intertrappean
- Location
- Mohgaonkalan, Kirnapur Tehsil, Balaghat District, Madhya Pradesh State, India
- Paleoregion
- Gondwana (Indostan)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- Institute of Science, Department of Botany, Nagpur, India
- Repository Number
- APS. / Leaf -1
- Diagnosis
- Triangular leaf with ridiges and furrows, it measures 3099um in length along with lamina and 1433um in width in the median region were as 1033um in the laminar region. Epidermis cuticularised parenchymatous, sunken stomata, mesophyll sclerenchymatous with intercellular space, transfusion tissue absent, vascular element arranged in radiating arm manner, metaxylem and protoxylem placed radially followed by phloem. Metaxylem measures 133um to 99.9um in size and protoxylem measures 90um to 66.6um in size. Phloem consist of phloem parenchyma and it measures 40.33um to 33.33um in size. Bundle sheath is absent.
