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 Shorea according to M. A. Khan et al. 2015
See also Antal and Awasthi 1993 and Prasad 2008
Sister taxa: Shorea bengalensis, Shorea bhalukpongensis, Shorea burmindica, Shorea chandernagarensis, Shorea eutrapizifolia, Shorea miocenica, Shorea miocurtisii, Shorea mioobtusa, Shorea nepalensis, Shorea palaeostellata, Shorea pinjoliensis, Shorea pliotumbuggaia
Type specimen: Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, BSIP 36916. Its type locality is Right bank of Ramthi River, Oodlabari, which is in a Miocene/Pliocene fluvial shale in India.
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Pliocene of India (1 collection)
• Miocene to Pliocene of India (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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