Barringtonioxylon deccanense Shallom 1960

Dicotyledoneae - Ericales - Lecythidaceae

Belongs to Barringtonioxylon according to E. A. Wheeler et al. 2017

See also Lakhanpal et al. 1976

Sister taxa: Barringtonioxylon arcotense, Barringtonioxylon assamicum, Barringtonioxylon eopterocarpum, Barringtonioxylon mandlaense, Barringtonioxylon mandlaensis

Type specimen: CMNH Microslides 1572 (transverse), 1589 (tangential), no radial section available, a wood. Its type locality is Mahurzari, which is in a Paleogene lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal horizon in the Deccan Intertrappean Formation of India.

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution: found only at Mahurzari

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