Willungia maslinensis Hill and Pole 1992 (podocarp)

Coniferales - Podocarpaceae

Synonym: Decussocarpus maslinensis Blackburn 1981 [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 Willungia according to R. S. Hill and M. S. Pole 1992

See also Blackburn 1981

Sister taxon: Willungia oppositifolia

Type specimens:

  • Willungia maslinensis: Holotype, S-641, S-642 (counterparts), Housed in the South Australian State Herbarium (AD)., a leaf (Cuticle)
  • Decussocarpus maslinensis: Holotype: S-641, S-642 (counterparts), Housed in the South Australian State Herbarium (AD)., a leaf (Cuticle).

Distribution: found only at Maslin Bay (Eocene of Australia)

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