Nypa hindi Rode 1933 (palm)

Angiospermae - Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae

Alternative combination: Nipadites hindi

Full reference: K. P. Rode. 1933. A note on fossil angiospermous fruites from the Deccan Intertrappean beds of central provinces. Current Science 171-172

Belongs to Nypa according to R. N. Lakhanpal et al. 1976

See also Rode 1933, Sahni and Rode 1937 and Tralau 1964

Sister taxa: Nypa australis, Nypa burtini, Nypa fruticans, Nypa sahnii

Type specimen: Its type locality is Mohgaonkalap District, which is in a Cretaceous/Paleocene lacustrine horizon in India

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution: found only at Mohgaonkalap District

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