Colgrain, Ooty (Holocene of India)

Where: Tamil Nadu, India (11.4° N, 76.6° E: paleocoordinates 11.4° N, 76.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; lithology not reported

Size class: microfossils

Primary reference: M. S. Chauhan. 1991. A Catalogue of Fossil Plants from India Part 6: Cenozoic (Quaternary) Palynology and Palaeobotany. 1-50 [B. Allen/B. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 228788: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 06.01.2023

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Balsaminaceae
Impatiens sp.
Impatiens sp. Linnaeus 1753 balsam
 Ericales - Theaceae
Gordonia sp.
Gordonia sp. Ellis 1771 tea
 Myrtales - Myrtaceae
Syzygium sp.
Syzygium sp. Browne and Gaertner 1788 bush cherry
Angiospermae
 Piperales - Piperaceae
Peperomia sp.
Peperomia sp. Ruiz López and Pavón 1794 pepper
 Mesangiosperms - Liliaceae
Liliaceae indet.
Liliaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
 Poales - Eriocaulaceae
Eriocaulon sp.
Eriocaulon sp. Linnaeus 1753 pipewort
 Poales - Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae indet.
Cyperaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 sedge
 Poales - Poaceae
Poaceae indet., Cerealia indet.
Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895 grass
 Ranunculales - Ranunculaceae
Ranunculaceae indet.
Ranunculaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 buttercup
 Ranunculales - Menispermaceae
Stephania sp.
Stephania sp. Loureiro 1790
 Ranunculales - Berberidaceae
Berberis sp.
Berberis sp. Linnaeus 1754 barberry
 Proteales - Sabiaceae
Meliosma sp.
Meliosma sp. Blume 1823
 Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae
Polygonum sp.
Polygonum sp. Linnaeus 1753 knotweed
 Caryophyllales - Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae indet.
Caryophyllaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 carnation
 Lamiales - Acanthaceae
Strobilanthes sp.
Strobilanthes sp. Blume 1826 acanthus
 Lamiales - Oleaceae
Ligustrum sp.
Ligustrum sp. Linnaeus 1753 privet
 Lamiales - Lamiaceae
Leucas sp.
Leucas sp. Brown 1810 mint
 Icacinales - Icacinaceae
Mappia sp.
Mappia sp. von Jacquin 1797 white pear
 Gentianales - Rubiaceae
Pavetta sp.
Pavetta sp. Linnaeus 1753 bride's bush
 Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
Ilex sp.
Ilex sp. Linnaeus 1753 holly
 Apiales - Apiaceae
Apiaceae indet., Sanicula sp.
Apiaceae indet. Lindley 1836
Sanicula sp. Linnaeus 1753 sanicle
 Asterales - Campanulaceae
Campanula sp.
Campanula sp. Linnaeus 1753 bellflower
 Asterales - Asteraceae
Artemisia sp., Senecio sp., Taraxacum sp.
Artemisia sp. Linnaeus 1753 daisy
Senecio sp. Linnaeus 1753 ragwort
Taraxacum sp. Wiggers 1780 dandelion
 Dipsacales - Valerianaceae
Valeriana sp.
Valeriana sp. Linnaeus 1753 valerian
 Dipsacales - Caprifoliaceae
Viburnum sp.
Viburnum sp. Linnaeus 1753 honeysuckle
 Santalales - Santalaceae
Osyris sp.
Osyris sp. Linnaeus 1753
 Saxifragales - Haloragaceae
Myriophyllum sp.
Myriophyllum sp. Linnaeus 1753 water milfoil
 Alismatales - Potamogetonaceae
Potamogeton sp.
Potamogeton sp. Linnaeus 1753 pondweed
 Oxalidales - Elaeocarpaceae
Elaeocarpus sp.
Elaeocarpus sp. Linnaeus 1753
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Acacia sp.
Acacia sp. Miller 1758 wattle
 Rosales - Cannabaceae
Trema sp.
Trema sp. Loureiro 1790 hemp
 Celastrales - Celastraceae
Euonymus sp.
Euonymus sp. Linnaeus 1753 spindle tree
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Dodonaea sp.
Dodonaea sp. Miller 1758 soapberry
 Sapindales - Rutaceae
"Evodia sp." = Euodia, Toddalia sp.
"Evodia sp." = Euodia Forster and Forster 1775 citrus
Toddalia sp. de Jussieu 1789 citrus
 Malvales - Malvaceae
Malvaceae indet.
Malvaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 mallow
 Brassicales - Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae indet.
Brassicaceae indet. Burnett 1835