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Laurophyllum cuspidatus
Taxonomy
Laurophyllum cuspidatus was named by Pole (1992) [Referred specimens: SB-137, S113.]. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Holotype: S-113, housed in the Department of Plant Science, University of Tasmania., a leaf (Cuticle), and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Hasties, which is in an Eocene/Eocene fluvial mudstone/gravel in Australia.
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1992 | Laurophyllum cuspidatus Pole p. 458 figs. 122, 123, 124 |
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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.
†Laurophyllum cuspidatus Pole 1992
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| M. Pole 1992 | Differs from all other species of Laurophyllum in shape and arrangement of epidermal cells which have almost cuspate shape, usually three such cells surrounding stomata1 complex. |