Angiospermae - Malvales - Dipterocarpaceae
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 Hopea according to M. Prasad 2008
See also Antal and Awasthi 1993 and Konomatsu and Awasthi 1999
Sister taxa: Hopea kathgodamensis, Hopea mioglabra
Type specimen: Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, BSIP 36918. Its type locality is Right bank of Ghish River, Oodlabari, which is in a Miocene/Pliocene fluvial claystone/siltstone in India.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene 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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