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Lophopetalumoxylon indicum

Angiospermae - Celastrales - Celastraceae

Taxonomy
Lophopetalumoxylon indicum was named by Mehrotra et al. (1984). It is not extant. Its type specimen is BSIP 35535, a wood. Its type locality is Ghughua, Shahpura, which is in a Paleogene fluvial horizon in the Deccan Intertrappean Formation of India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Lophopetalumoxylon indicum Mehrotra et al.
1991Lophopetalumoxylon indicum Srivastava
2017Lophopetalumoxylon indicum Wheeler et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderCelastralesLink 1829
familyCelastraceaeBrown 1814
genusLophopetalumoxylonMehrotra et al. 1984
speciesindicumMehrotra et al. 1984

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.

Lophopetalumoxylon indicum Mehrotra et al. 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Paleogene or 66.00000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04India (Madhya Pradesh) Lophopetalumoxylon indicum (type locality: 227848)