Actinodaphne palaeoangustifolia Antal and Awasthi 1993 (laurel)

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

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