†Orophea siwalika Konomatsu and Awasthi 1999 (custard apple)
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Angiospermae - Magnoliales - Annonaceae
Full reference: M. Konomatsu and N. Awasthi. 1999. Plant fossils from Arung Khola and Binai Khola Formations of Churia Group (Siwalik), west central Nepal and their palaeoecological and phytogeographical significance. The Palaeobotanist 48:163-181
Belongs to Orophea according to M. Prasad 2008
See also Konomatsu and Awasthi 1999
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, BSIP 37676. Its type locality is Tinau Khola, Locality 1, which is in a Miocene fluvial mudstone/sandstone in the Arung Khola Formation of Nepal.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Tinau Khola, Locality 1
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