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Austrodiospyros
Taxonomy
Austrodiospyros was named by Basinger and Christophel (1985). Its type is Austrodiospyros cryptostoma.
It was assigned to Ebenaceae by Basinger and Christophel (1985).
It was assigned to Ebenaceae by Basinger and Christophel (1985).
Species
A. cryptostoma (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1985 | Austrodiospyros Basinger and Christophel |
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G. †Austrodiospyros Basinger and Christophel 1985
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†Austrodiospyros cryptostoma Basinger and Christophel 1985
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J. F. Basinger and D. C. Christophel 1985 | Flowers unisexual. Staminate flowers actinomorphic. Four sepals and four petals inserted alternately, stamens four times number of
corolla lobes. Pollen tricolporate. Petals fused basally, aestivation contorted. Rudimentary gynoecium sometimes present. Pistillate flowers unknown. Leaves entire, narrow elliptic to suborbiculate; venation pinnate brochidodromous, areoles imperfectly developed. Cells of upper epidermis isodiametric; cuticle without ornament. Cells of lower epidermis isodiametric; cuticle with surface ornamentation composed of numerous irregular ridges. Stomata restricted to lower epidermis, actinocytic; subsidiary cells with single large papilla that overarches guard cells. Fruits and wood unknown. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Eocene | Australia (Victoria) | A. cryptostoma (166824) |