Angiospermae - Laurales - Lauraceae
Full reference: J. S. Antal and N. Awasthi. 1993. Fossil flora from the Himalayan foot-hills of Darjeeling District, West Bengal and its palaeoecological and phytogeographical significance. The Palaeobotanist 42(1):14-60
Belongs to Actinodaphne according to M. A. Khan et al. 2015
See also Antal and Awasthi 1993 and Prasad 2008
Sister taxa: Actinodaphne dolichophylla, Actinodaphne obovata
Type specimen: Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, BSIP 36942. Its type locality is Right bank of Ghish River, Oodlabari, which is in a Miocene/Pliocene fluvial claystone/siltstone in India.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of India (2 collections)
• Miocene to Pliocene of India (1), Nepal (1)
• Miocene of India (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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