†Ailanthoxylon indicum Prakash 1959
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Angiospermae - Sapindales - Simaroubaceae
Synonyms: Ailanthoxylon mahurzarii Shallom 1961, Ailanthoxylon pondicherriense Navale 1964, Ailanthoxylon scantiporosum Ramanujam 1960, Celastrinoxylon dakshinense Ramanujam 1960, Gondwanoxylon kathotiai Saksena 1963, Guttiferoxylon indicum Ramanujam 1960
Belongs to Ailanthoxylon according to E. A. Wheeler et al. 2017
See also Andrews 1970, Lakhanpal et al. 1976 and Srivastava 1991
Sister taxa: Ailanthoxylon ghiarense, Ailanthoxylon kalagarhense
Type specimens:
- Ailanthoxylon indicum: BSIP 5568, a wood. Its type locality is Mohgaon Kalan, which is in a Paleogene lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal horizon in the Deccan Intertrappean Formation of India.
- Ailanthoxylon mahurzarii: Its type locality is Mahurzari, which is in a Paleogene lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal horizon in the Deccan Intertrappean Formation of India.
- Ailanthoxylon pondicherriense: Its type locality is Usteri Lake, Puducherry, which is in a Neogene marginal marine horizon in India.
- Ailanthoxylon scantiporosum: Its type locality is Thiruchitrambalam, which is in a Neogene marginal marine horizon in India.
- Celastrinoxylon dakshinense: Its type locality is Murattandichavadi, which is in a Neogene marginal marine horizon in India.
- Gondwanoxylon kathotiai: Its type locality is Kathotiya, which is in a Cretaceous fluvial horizon in India.
- Guttiferoxylon indicum: Its type locality is Murattandichavadi, which is in a Neogene marginal marine horizon in India.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Neogene of India (3 collections)
• Paleogene of India (2)
• Cretaceous of India (2)
Total: 7 collections including 9 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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