Angiospermae - Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Large obovoid, measure 1.5-1.00 cm in size, one seeded drupe with large central cavity. The fruit wall or pericarp is fibrous 0.55cm thick. It is made up of outer thin epicarp about 200 um thick, middle fibrous mesocarp about 0.33cm thick and with longitudinally arranged, irregularly distributed fibres in parenchymatous tissue and inner hard endocarp 111 um thick. The endosperm cavity is 13x8 mm broad.
Full reference: N. R. Sangrame, D. K. Kapgate, R. W. Ukey and M. P. Wanjari. 2012. On a Palmocarpon mahurzarii From Deccan Intertrappean Beds of Mahurzari near Nagpur (MS) India . Innovative Research Trends In Biological Sciences
Belongs to Palmocarpon according to N. R. Sangrame et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Palmocarpon arecoides, Palmocarpon bracteatum, Palmocarpon cocoides, Palmocarpon coryphoidium, Palmocarpon cretaceum, Palmocarpon indicum, Palmocarpon insigne, Palmocarpon intertrappea, Palmocarpon mohgaoense, Palmocarpon splendidum, Palmocarpon sulcatum, Palmocarpon takliensis, Palmocarpon umariense, Palmocarpon compositum, Palmocarpon bravoi, Palmocarpon luisi, Palmocarpon cocoides, Palmocarpon truncatum, Palmocarpon drypeteoides, Palmocarpon globosum, Palmocarpon lineatum, Palmocarpon compressus, Palmocarpon mexicanum, Palmocarpon subcylindricum, Palmocarpon palmarum, Palmocarpon belensis
Type specimen: NRS Palm fruit 1/Deposited in Botany department of J.M.P.C. Bhandara, a seed/fruit.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Palmocarpon mahurzarii in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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