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Banksieaephyllum cuneatum

Angiospermae - Proteales - Proteaceae

Taxonomy
Banksieaephyllum cuneatum was named by Hill and Christophel (1988). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Holotype: AM-433 1, stored in the South Australian State Herbarium (AD)., a leaf (Cuticle), and it is a compression fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. acuminatum, B. fastigatum, B. laeve, B. obovatum, B. pinnatum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Banksieaephyllum cuneatum Hill and Christophel p. 208 figs. 2 - 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
orderProtealesJussieu 1829
familyProteaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusBanksieaephyllumCookson and Duigan 1950
speciescuneatum

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Banksieaephyllum cuneatum Hill and Christophel 1988
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. S. Hill and D. C. Christophel 1988Leaves bilateral, pinnately lobed, lobes acute and apically directed. Apical side of lobe usually concave, basal side convex, sinuses acute. Leaf base cuneate, apex unknown. Leaf length at least 12 cm, width up to 4 cm. Secondary venation craspedodromous, usually four veins per lobe. Stomata brachyparacytic,individually sunken below general epidermal surface or level with the surface. Small trichome bases associated with one or two epidermal cells
abundant on stomatiferous surface, basal trichome cell thickly cutinized, cylindrical, apical cell (s) not preserved. Large trichome bases associated with one to five epidermal cells common on non-stomatiferous surface. Trichomes not preserved. Epidermal cells on non-stomatiferous surface striated.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Middle Eocene or 56.00000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Australia (Victoria) Banksieaephyllum cuneatum (167305 167306)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Australia (South Australia) Banksieaephyllum cuneatum (167308)