Smithtonia victoriensis Hill and Pole 1992 (podocarp)

Coniferales - Podocarpaceae

Invalid subtaxa: Decussocarpus brownei Greenwood 1987 [replaced name], Podocarpus brownei Selling 1950 [replaced name]

Full reference: R. S. Hill and M. S. Pole. 1992. Leaf and Shoot Morphology of Extant Afrocarpus, Nageia and Retrophyllum (Podocarpaceae) Species, and Species with Similar Leaf Arrangement, from Tertiary Sediments in Australasia. Australian Systematic Botany 5(3):337-358

Belongs to Smithtonia according to R. S. Hill and M. S. Pole 1992

See also Greenwood 1987

Sister taxa: Smithtonia jonesii, Smithtonia lanceolata

Type specimens:

  • Smithtonia victoriensis: Holotype: AM 4012, housed in the Botany Department, University of Adelaide. Type locality. Anglesea, Victoria., a leaf (Cuticle).
  • Decussocarpus brownei:
  • Podocarpus brownei:

Distribution: found only at ALCOA Anglesea Site II coal mine (Eocene of Australia)

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