Chisocheton ellipticus Konomatsu and Awasthi 1999 (mahogany)

Angiospermae - Sapindales - Meliaceae

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 Chisocheton according to M. Prasad 2008

See also Konomatsu and Awasthi 1999

Sister taxon: Chisocheton suraikholaensis

Type specimen: Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, BSIP 37687. Its type locality is Tinau Khola, Locality 3, which is in a Miocene fluvial sandstone/mudstone in the Arung Khola Formation of Nepal.

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution: found only at Tinau Khola, Locality 3

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