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Banksieaeformis decurrens

Angiospermae - Proteales - Proteaceae

Taxonomy
Banksieaeformis decurrens was named by Hill and Christophel (1988). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Holotype: S-1497, stored in the South Australian State Herbarium (AD)., a leaf, and it is an impression. It is the type species of Banksieaeformis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Banksieaeformis decurrens Hill and Christophel p. 215 figs. 30, 31

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
RankNameAuthor
orderProtealesJussieu 1829
familyProteaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusBanksieaeformis
speciesdecurrens

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.

Banksieaeformis decurrens Hill and Christophel 1988
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. S. Hill and D. C. Christophel 1988Leaf entire in basal half, pinnately lobed in apical half. Lobes acute, apically directed. Apical side of lobe straight, basal side convex, sinuses acute. Leaf base decurrent, apex unknown. Leaf length approximately 7 cm, width approximately 1 cm. Secondary venation pattern brochidodromous in the basal half, craspedodromous in the apical half.
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: Middle Eocene or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Australia (South Australia) Banksieaeformis decurrens (167307)