Angiospermae - Malvales - Dipterocarpaceae
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 Shorea according to M. A. Khan et al. 2016
See also Konomatsu and Awasthi 1999 and Prasad 2008
Sister taxa: Shorea bengalensis, Shorea bhalukpongensis, Shorea burmindica, Shorea chandernagarensis, Shorea eutrapizifolia, Shorea miocenica, Shorea miocurtisii, Shorea mioobtusa, Shorea palaeostellata, Shorea pinjoliensis, Shorea pliotumbuggaia, Shorea siwalika
Type specimen: Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, BSIP 37683. Its type locality is Mahendra Highway between Barghat and Dumkibas, which is in a Miocene fluvial sandstone/mudstone in the Binai Khola Formation of Nepal.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of India (1 collection)
• Miocene of Nepal (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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