Angiospermae - Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Full reference: T. Van der Hammen and C. Garcia de Mutis. 1966. The Paleocene pollen flora of Colombia. Leidse Geologische Mededelingen 35:105-114
Belongs to Longapertites according to V. S. Perez Loinaze et al. 2023
See also González-Guzmán 1967 and Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966
Sister taxa: Longapertites andreisii, Longapertites brasiliensis, Longapertites circulatus, Longapertites cuddalorense, Longapertites fossuloides, Longapertites marginatus, Longapertites microfoveolatus, Longapertites patagonicus, Longapertites perforatus, Longapertites vaneendenburgi
Subtaxa: Longapertites proxapertitoides proxapertitoides Longapertites proxapertitoides reticulatus Longapertites proxapertitoides reticuloides
Type specimen: Slide F-III-22, Col. S.G.N. (Catat. Ha-457), a plant debris (Pollen grain).
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Average measurements (in mm): Pollen grain diameter 0.029
Distribution:
• Eocene of Colombia (20 collections), Venezuela (2)
• Paleocene of Colombia (4), Venezuela (19)
Total: 45 collections including 46 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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