Dryobalanoxylon holdeni Ramanujam 1956

Angiospermae - Malvales - Dipterocarpaceae

Alternative combination: Shoreoxylon holdenii

Synonyms: Anisopteroxylon cuddalorense Ramanujam 1960, Shoreoxylon megaporosum Ramanujam 1960, Shoreoxylon mortandranse Ramanujam 1956

Belongs to Dryobalanoxylon according to N. Awasthi 1971

See also Lakhanpal et al. 1976 and Srivastava 1991

Sister taxa: Dryobalanoxylon indicum, Dryobalanoxylon keralaensis, Dryobalanoxylon tobleri

Type specimens:

  • Dryobalanoxylon holdeni: Its type locality is Murattandichavadi, which is in a Neogene marginal marine horizon in India
  • Anisopteroxylon cuddalorense: Its type locality is Murattandichavadi, which is in a Neogene marginal marine horizon in India.
  • Shoreoxylon megaporosum: Its type locality is Murattandichavadi, which is in a Neogene marginal marine horizon in India.
  • Shoreoxylon mortandranse: Its type locality is Murattandichavadi, which is in a Neogene marginal marine horizon in India.

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution: found only at Murattandichavadi

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