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Willungia
Taxonomy
Willungia was named by Hill and Pole (1992). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Willungia oppositifolia.
It was assigned to Podocarpaceae by Hill and Pole (1992).
It was assigned to Podocarpaceae by Hill and Pole (1992).
Species
W. maslinensis (syn. Decussocarpus maslinensis), W. oppositifolia (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1992 | Willungia Hill and Pole |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. †Willungia Hill and Pole 1992
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†Willungia maslinensis Hill and Pole 1992
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Invalid names: Decussocarpus maslinensis Blackburn 1981 [replaced]
†Willungia oppositifolia Hill and Pole 1992
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| R. S. Hill and M. S. Pole 1992 | Leaves with single, prominent mid-vein, on heterofacially flattened shoots. Epidermal cell walls heavily buttressed, particularly on the leaf surface with the greatest stomata1 density. Stomates in clear bands on either side of mid-vein on both leaf surfaces. Polar subsidiary cell walls heavily buttressed, but lateral subsidiary cell walls straight. Polar subsidiary cells not elongate, often shared between adjacent stomates. |